Tarzan’s Savage Fury has Lex Barker once again as the titular jungle man but we also have another Jane which makes this four Jane’s in just four movies. One has to start wondering if maybe Tarzan is constantly replacing his mate after losing her to one of the many jungle dangers and then just brainwashing…
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Tarzan’s Peril (1951) – Review
Tarzan’s Peril is the third outing with Lex Barker in the titular role, but this is with a slightly darker tone than the previous two, and there are no lost civilizations or fountain of youth this time out. For this movie, we go back to the standard “evil white man entering the jungle” threat, which…
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) – Review
Tarzan and the Slave Girl is the second outing with Lex Barker as the Ape Man and though the series still relies much on studio backlots it actually has more fantastical elements than what was seen in any of the Weissmuller movies.
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949) – Review
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain is the first of the Lex Barker Tarzan movies after Johnny Weissmuller retired from the role – Weissmuller had portrayed the Ape Man for twelve films, so it’s not surprising he would get tired of it – Maureen O’Sullivan who portrayed Jane left the series four films earlier, and had replaced by…
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968) – Review
Tarzan and the Jungle Boy was the last of the Sy Weintraub Tarzan movies and after this installment Weintraub moved the Lord of the Jungle off the big screen and onto television with Ron Ely starring as Tarzan. In this final chapter Tarzan returns to Africa but in reality its filming locations were all in…