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Tarzan and the Amazons (April 29, 1945)
On August 8, 1944, The Hollywood Reporter announced that director Kurt Neumann was looking for 48 athletic, six-feet tall women to portray Amazons in the next Tarzan movie. He found ‘em. Tarzan and the...
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Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (January 1946)
A lot of fans of Johnny Weissmuller’s work as Tarzan in the MGM series of the ’30s like to beat up on the RKO Radio Pictures Tarzan pictures of the ’40s. They’re campier, the production values are...
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Tarzan and the Huntress (April 5, 1947)
Kurt Neumann’s Tarzan and the Huntress should really be called Tarzan and the Poachers. The word “huntress” conveys more risqué sexiness than the film actually contains (the same can be said of the...
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Tarzan and the Mermaids (March 29, 1948)
Tarzan and the Mermaids was Johnny Weissmuller’s last go-round as the Lord of the Jungle. It was directed by Robert Florey, produced by Sol Lesser, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It was...
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Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (Feb. 5, 1949)
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949) Directed by Lee Sholem Sol Lesser Productions / RKO Radio Pictures Tarzan’s Magic Fountain marked the beginning of a new era for Tarzan movies. Johnny Weissmuller, the...
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl (June 23, 1950)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) Directed by Lee Sholem Sol Lesser Productions / RKO Radio Pictures Lex Barker’s second go-round as Tarzan made me miss Johnny Weissmuller just a little bit more than...
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Tarzan’s Peril (March 10, 1951)
Tarzan’s Peril (1951) Directed by Byron Haskin Sol Lesser Productions / RKO Radio Pictures The lavish spectacle King Solomon’s Mines (1950) rewrote the rules of the “jungle adventure” film, since it...
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