Tarzan films I have seen
All the Tarzan films I have seen to date.
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- DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsJohnny WeissmullerNeil HamiltonC. Aubrey SmithA trader and his daughter set off in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants in deepest Africa, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes.The first Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan film is dry and starchy. I had a very hard time sitting through this.
- DirectorRobert F. HillStarsBuster CrabbeJulie BishopEdward WoodsMary Brooks' father, who has been studying ancient tribes, falls into the hands of the people of Zar, god of the Emerald Fingers. Tarzan helps Mary locate her father, rescues everyone from the High Priest of Zar and takes Mary to his cave.Buster Crabbe is great but does this film ever stink! It is not fair to say so because the complete film serial is no longer available and all that remains is the first couple of chapters released as a feature. Maybe one day we will see the complete serial. Until then: Ugghhh
- DirectorsCedric GibbonsJames C. McKayJack ConwayStarsJohnny WeissmullerMaureen O'SullivanNeil HamiltonThe idyllic life of Tarzan and Jane is challenged by men on safari who come seeking ivory, and come seeking Jane as well.The best Johnny Weissmuller-Maureen O'Sullivan Tarzan film. Their playful swim together is beautiful
- DirectorsEdward A. KullWilbur McGaughStarsBruce BennettUla HoltFrank BakerTarzan goes to Guatemala to find his lost friend, D'Arnot. On the way he helps Major Matling search Mayan ruins for hidden jewels and an idol containing the formula for a powerful explosive.Herman Brix makes an amazing Tarzan and the Guatemalan locations are terrific but....this serial is so long and repetitive that you lose interest very quickly. It is best to only see a couple of chapters at a time. Ula Holt is good as the leading lady and Lewis Sargent as George (the comic relief) has a few good scenes.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsJohnny WeissmullerMaureen O'SullivanJohnny SheffieldTarzan finds a boy from a crashed plane and raises him with Jane in the jungle. A search party comes looking for the plane.I really enjoyed this one. Weissmuller and O'Sullivan are good together again.
- DirectorWilhelm ThieleStarsJohnny WeissmullerFrances GiffordJohnny SheffieldAs World War II rages, a formation of German paratroopers land in the hidden city of Palandria to exploit its wealth and they start taking hostages. Can Tarzan, the king of the jungle, and his animal companions Cheeta and Buli save them?Tarzan vs. the Nazis , round one. Silly, silly film.
- DirectorWilhelm ThieleStarsJohnny WeissmullerNancy KellyJohnny SheffieldWith Jane still away for the war effort, Tarzan and Boy set off to retrieve rare medicinal herbs, only to run into an American messenger, German spies, and the mysterious desert's treacherous fauna and flora.Tarzan vs. the Nazis, round two. Ok film. Don't remember that much from it, which is not a good sign.
- DirectorKurt NeumannStarsJohnny WeissmullerBrenda JoyceJohnny SheffieldA group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.The return of Jane in the form of Brenda Joyce really helps this film. Her reunion with Tarzan is very sweet.
- DirectorKurt NeumannStarsJohnny WeissmullerBrenda JoyceJohnny SheffieldAs a spate of leopard attacks causes panic, a sceptical Tarzan joins a hunting expedition, only to face a pagan cult of leopard-god worshippers and their fiendish high priestess. Can he escape the sharp claws of the savage Leopard Woman?Brenda Joyce is great as Jane. We even have a subplot where a young boy trying to kill Jane!!
- DirectorKurt NeumannStarsJohnny WeissmullerBrenda JoyceJohnny SheffieldTo equip the American zoos with as many animals as possible, a cruel trio of big game hunters team up with an unexpected ally, threatening the African fauna. Will Tarzan allow the fiendish huntress to pillage the jungle?Enjoyed this one quite a bit. The last appearance by Johnny Sheffield as boy as he had outgrown the role(he is almost as big as Tarzan in this one). Brenda Joyce is great as always as Jane.
- DirectorRobert FloreyStarsJohnny WeissmullerBrenda JoyceGeorge ZuccoTo escape from an arranged marriage to Aquatania's pagan god, a desperate maiden ends up in Tarzan's fishing net. But soon, he, too, finds himself before a well-planned conspiracy. Can Tarzan save the mermaid from the barbaric idol's will?Weissmuller's final Tarzan film and not a minute too soon. He was clearly too old at the time. The Mexican locations are terrific and the high dive that killed a stuntman is (sadly) spectacular.
- DirectorLee SholemStarsLex BarkerBrenda JoyceAlbert DekkerTarzan secretly arrives in Blue Valley, the land of the magical fountain of youth, to find the intrepid aviatrix who can save an innocent man. But, is she the same person she used to be? Can Tarzan protect the vale's ultimate mystery?First Lex Barker Tarzan film with Brenda Joyce in her final appearance as Jane. This one is interesting in that it shows a place where people don't age. Alain Napier is in this. Not a bad start to Barker's Tarzan films.
- DirectorLee SholemStarsLex BarkerVanessa BrownRobert AldaAs Jane and the local tribeswomen are abducted one by one by the wild Lionians, Tarzan attempts to persuade their prince to accept a potent medicament for his ailing men, while the girls face certain death. Can Tarzan set them free?Vanessa Brown is lovely as a petite Jane. Her scenes with Denise Darcel are great. The finale is very exciting. Lex Barker is solid as always.
- DirectorCy EndfieldStarsLex BarkerDorothy HartPatric KnowlesTarzan acts as a guide for two British government agents recently arrived in Africa to secure a great cache of diamonds for the English military. However, the agents are not what they seem.Enjoyed the story of Tarzan's "fake" cousin trying to worm his way into the jungle. Dorothy Hart is the second best Jane (after Brenda Joyce) in my opinion. Barker is good as always.
- DirectorKurt NeumannStarsLex BarkerJoyce MackenzieRaymond BurrIvory poachers, headed by Lyra the She-Devil, Vargo and Fidel, capture a native tribe to carry their loot. Tarzan intervenes and is captured.Only Raymond Burr as the heavy saves this from being terrible. Too bad this is Barker's last Tarzan film.
- DirectorByron HaskinStarsLex BarkerVirginia HustonGeorge MacreadyEscaped convicts are selling weapons to a warlike native tribe.Some footage shot in Africa helps. Alain Napier plays a good guy again in this one.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsGordon ScottRobert BeattyYolande DonlanTarzan leads five passengers from a downed airplane out of the jungle. En route, white hunter Hawkins tries to sell them to the Oparian chief. Captured by the Oparians and nearly sacrificed to their lion god, the party is saved by Tarzan.Solid entry with Gordon Scott in top form. The film includes sequences actually shot in Africa in color, the way it should be! This one has a very 1950s feel to it. Enjoyed it quite a bit.
- DirectorsCharles F. HaasSandy HowardH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsGordon ScottEve BrentRickie SorensenAfter dispatching a ruthless hunter who traps animals for gain, Tarzan must contend with his brother who is out for revenge.What happens when you edit together three dull pilot episodes of an unsold TV series? You get a boring, boring, boring feature film with absolutely no positives whatsoever. Even Gordon Scott can't help this. Almost as bad as the 1981 Bo Derek Tarzan film.
- DirectorH. Bruce HumberstoneStarsGordon ScottEve BrentRickie SorensenA doctor calls on Tarzan to topple the native witch doctor whose black magic remedies are killing patients.This one was OK but the over-reliance on studio shooting puts a damper on viewing this film. After Tarzan and the Lost Safari, how could they go back to shooting almost exclusively in a studio? Woody Strode is wasted here.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsGordon ScottAnthony QuayleSara ShaneFour British villains raid a settlement to obtain explosives for use in a diamond mine. In doing so they nearly destroy the settlement, so and Tarzan pursues them to their mine.The greatest Tarzan film of all time. Gordon Scott is terrific as is Anthony Quayle as the heavy. This is a tense, nail-biting adventure shot on location in Kenya with an incredible supporting cast that includes a young Sean Connery. If you have never seen a Tarzan film, start here!
- DirectorRobert DayStarsGordon ScottJock MahoneyBetta St. JohnA clever crook and a romantic triangle complicate Tarzan's efforts to bring a wanted criminal to justice.This is almost as good as Tarzan's Greatest Adventure. Scott is at his best and Jock Mahoney is one evil dude. Funny because, he would go on to play Tarzan in the next two films! I can't forget to mention the good supporting cast with John Carradine as one of the vilest villains ever. Great film.
- DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsJock MahoneyLeo GordonMark DanaSummoned to India by a dying maharajah, Tarzan attempts to remove an elephant herd from a valley to be flooded upon completion of a modern dam.I have a very soft spot for this film. Jock Mahoney is great as the Lord of the Jungle. He may be leaner than most Tarzans, but he makes up for it in poise and character. The story is good and the charge of the elephants is very exciting. I absolutely love Tarzan's arrival into India: jumping out of an airplane into a lake!!
- DirectorRobert DayStarsJock MahoneyWoody StrodeTsuruko KobayashiThe spiritual leader of an oriental country is dying. The leader's evil brother is plotting to prevent the youthful heir from assuming his rightful position. Tarzan is summoned to protect him and he must face three tests of strength.I was quite disappointed with this film. It is probably because it seems to run forever(although it is only 92 minutes long) and go nowhere. I am also disturbed by Jock Mahoney's drastic weight loss throughout the film (he became very sick and lost nearly 50 lbs). Too bad. I really think Mahoney was one of the better Tarzans.
- DirectorRobert DayStarsMike HenryDavid OpatoshuManuel Padilla Jr.Tarzan battles a megalomaniac millionaire named Vinero, who kidnaps a young boy whom he believes can lead him to a legendary city of gold. Vinero is accompanied by his own army, including henchman Mr. Train and gorgeous Sophia.Groovy 1960s James Bond type of Tarzan film with spectacular Mexican locations. Mike Henry is just too wooden in the role but the film makes up for this in sheer action and excitement.
- DirectorRobert DayStarsMike HenryJan MurrayManuel Padilla Jr.In Brazil, Dr. Ann Philips tries to inoculate the superstitious natives against an epidemic. The murderous Jaguar Men oppose the intrusion. The natives take heart when the riverboat captain's helper Pepe volunteers for the first shot.Only Jan Murray's hilarious performance makes this film watchable. Henry is so wooden as Tarzan that you think you'll get splinters watching him! The Brazilian locations are good but they have spliced in footage of Hippos and other animals that are not native to Brazil. What were they thinking?
