After dispatching a ruthless hunter who traps animals for gain, Tarzan must contend with his brother who is out for revenge.After dispatching a ruthless hunter who traps animals for gain, Tarzan must contend with his brother who is out for revenge.After dispatching a ruthless hunter who traps animals for gain, Tarzan must contend with his brother who is out for revenge.
Leslie Bradley
- Schroeder
- (as Lesley Bradley)
Scatman Crothers
- Tyana
- (as Sherman Crothers)
Gil Perkins
- Sikes' Henchman
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaUK channel Talking Pictures TV have acquired an updated print of this movie, substantially different to the version previously available on video and DVD. The main title and the first story involving trapper Schroeder are the same as before. However, the second story relating to evil hunter Sikes is abandoned almost as soon as it begins. After Sikes announces his plan for a big showdown with Tarzan, the footage suddenly moves on to edited highlights of The Jungle Book (1955) starring Vera Miles and Peter van Eyck. Neither Miles nor Van Eyck receive any screen credit in this version, and nobody bothers to explain why Sikes has suddenly disappeared from the story. Jane also vanishes from the rest of the film, which is handy for Tarzan who proceeds to give Vera Miles a bed bath.
- GoofsTarzan breaks the chain holding the baby elephant to the tree, leaving one end fastened around the elephant's leg, but a moment later we see the elephant walking away with no chain on his leg.
- ConnectionsEdited into Dark Jungle Theater: Tarzan and the Trappers (2016)
Featured review
Gordon Scott made some good Tarzan movies, but this is not one of them.
As I watched it, wincing at the bad, obviously interior sets and the hollow wooden "clonking" sounds as they walked across supposedly dirt trails, and cringing at the bad dialog and worse acting among the supporting cast, I kept thinking, "Sheesh! This is TV show level!" Then I find out it was, indeed, three TV show pilot episodes woven seam-fully into one.
It's nice to see Scott get outside (alone), away from the lame sets, in a few of the scenes; and the fights do have some pretty nice moves... but oh, ow, and ouch as to the dialog. And did I mention the acting? Heck, Cheetah (or "Cheta," in this version) was a better actor than most of the humans.
And that's not saying much.
It is kind of a stitch to see a younger Sherman (i.e. Scatman) Carothers acting as a native. But probably not worth the overall time-investment.
As I watched it, wincing at the bad, obviously interior sets and the hollow wooden "clonking" sounds as they walked across supposedly dirt trails, and cringing at the bad dialog and worse acting among the supporting cast, I kept thinking, "Sheesh! This is TV show level!" Then I find out it was, indeed, three TV show pilot episodes woven seam-fully into one.
It's nice to see Scott get outside (alone), away from the lame sets, in a few of the scenes; and the fights do have some pretty nice moves... but oh, ow, and ouch as to the dialog. And did I mention the acting? Heck, Cheetah (or "Cheta," in this version) was a better actor than most of the humans.
And that's not saying much.
It is kind of a stitch to see a younger Sherman (i.e. Scatman) Carothers acting as a native. But probably not worth the overall time-investment.
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- Runtime1 hour 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Tarzan and the Trappers (1960) officially released in Canada in English?
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