Tarzan the globe trotter
This is a fine collection of "Tarzan" films, a must have for the devoted Tarzan fan. All 5 films are in color & all 5 films portray Tarzan as a articulate intelligent man, as Edgar Rice Burrough's wrote him. Ironicaly only 1 out of the 5 films are set in africa. Jock Mahoney starred in a Tarzan film set in Africa but he played Tarzan's advisary opposite Gordon Scott in Gordon's final Tarzan role. Jock Mahoney starts this collection off playing Tarzan in the jungles of India. Mahoney's second & last Tarzan role is set in the jungles of Thailand. After suffering through bouts of Dysentery,Dengue Fever & Pneumonia I think Jock was ready to pass the title role to Mike Henry. Our first glimpse of Mike Henry as the new Tarzan shows him looking very much like James Bond in a dapper suit, the next scene has him dressed in fashionable street cloths of the day, it is only when Mike Henry's "Tarzan is ready to start his adventure do we see him in the classic Tarzan garb reveling a very athletic...
Two Tarzans of the 1960's
"The Tarzan Collection" is a five-disc DVD release containing five Tarzan features released between 1962 and 1968. The first two -- "Tarzan Goes to India" and "Tarzan's Three Challenges" -- star Jock Mahoney, the skinniest movie Tarzan of them all, perhaps because during filming he contracted dysentery, dengue fever, and pneumonia. Best known as the title character of the late 50's TV Western "Yancy Derringer," Mahoney began his Hollywood career as a stunt man, doubling for Errol Flynn, John Wayne, and Gregory Peck.
Mike Henry plays the title role in "Tarzan and the Valley of Gold," "Tarzan and the Great River," and "Tarzan and the Jungle Boy." Originally a professional football player, Henry was under contract to Warner Brothers and played several bit parts on TV. He was cast by producer Sy Weintraub, who was looking for a young Burt Lancaster. Like Mahoney, Henry underwent a number of mishaps during filming, including animal bites, food poisoning, infections, and...
Great movies with great Tarzans
This was a great re-discovery for me. I hadn't seen these films since I was a kid. Seeing them again brought back a lot of memories. Jock Mahoney was a decent Tarzan, but Mike Henry, wow, what great man! He was the best Tarzan by far in my book! Thanks again!
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