Thursday, September 24, 2020

Episode 25: 1940s Recap



Michael, Noel, and guest David May review the decade in which Tarzan fully became king not only of the jungle, but also all of pop culture. We re-discuss the move of the film series from MGM to RKO under Sol Lesser's leadership while also covering the many comics and film imitators like Nyoka the Jungle Girl and Jo-Jo the Congo King.

Opening music from Terry and the Pirates by Lee Zahler 

Closing music from Bomba the Jungle Boy by Edward J Kay

Friday, May 22, 2020

Episode 24: Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)


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Noel and Michael watch the last Tarzan movie of the 1940s, in which Johnny Weissmuller has been replaced as the ape man by Lex Barker. They discuss Barker's alarming post-Tarzan behavior and how knowing that affects viewing his work, including Tarzan's Magic Fountain. And they also bid farewell to Brenda Joyce in her last appearance as Jane.

In the episode, a publicity photo is mentioned in which Sol Lesser took a picture of his new Tarzan with the original movie Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, who had a tiny role in Magic Fountain. Here's the photo that Noel found.



Friday, March 6, 2020

Episode 23: Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)


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Michael and Noel wrap up the Johnny Weissmuller era the same way they began it, with guest Ron Marz (Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Catwoman, Korak the Killer), who'd just returned from South Africa with stories of an actual safari . It's mermaids in Mexico and memoirs about mammals in this very special episode.