Between Tarzan Escapes (1936) and Tarzan Finds a Son (1939) MGM let the rights to Tarzan slip into the hands of producer Sol Lesser, who had been trying to get a hold of the property for quite some time.
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Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) – Review
Tarzan and the Mermaids would be Johnny Weissmuller’s twelfth and last outing as Edgar Rice Burroughs legendary Ape Man. Producer Sol Lesser, feeling that Boy had grown too old for the part of a Jungle Boy, had given Johnny Sheffield the boot after Tarzan and the Huntress, and he also moved the production to Mexico…
Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) – Review
Tarzan and the Huntress is the last of the Tarzan films to feature Boy played by Johnny Sheffield, at the time of this picture’s release Sheffield was sixteen and producer Sol Lesser had come to the startling conclusion that maybe the kid had outgrown the role of cute jungle boy.
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) – Review
If Tarzan wasn’t finding or saving a lost city, he was probably facing off against some evil cult or another, but I guess that comes with the title Lord of the Jungle. In Tarzan and the Leopard Woman our jungle hero must take down a group of natives, who are hell bent on kicking civilization…
Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) – Review
Jane is back! With the franchise’s move from MGM to RKO the series has had to do without the awesome Maureen O’Sullivan, explaining Jane’s absence with her being back in London helping with the war effort, but now she’s back…kind of.