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Noel Thingvall (I Hate/Love Remakes; Masters of Carpentry) and Michael May (Hellbent for Letterbox; Mystery Movie Night) are joined by a variety of guests to discuss the Tarzan movies in chronological order.

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Episode 25: 1940s Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 93:20


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

Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 66:17


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.

Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 61:30


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.

Episode 22: Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2019 75:51


Noel and Michael are joined by Tim from the CinemaSpection podcast to discuss Johnny Sheffield's last film as Boy. In many ways, Tarzan and the Huntress is a return to form for the series. Noel, Michael, and Tim talk about whether or not that's a good thing.

Episode 21: Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 55:31


Michael and Noel welcome Carlin Trammel (Nerd Lunch, Dragonfly Ripple, Pod James Pod) for a jam-packed episode about leopard cults, home invasions, '50s sitcoms, colonialism, and Acquanetta. 

Episode 20: Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2018 70:51


Noel and Michael are joined by returning guest Melissa Kaercher (A Reel Education, A Reel Education: Noir) to discuss teenage Boy, the return of Jane, and a hidden civilization of warrior women in Sol Lesser and Johnny Weissmuller's third collaboration for RKO.

Episode 19: Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018 57:43


Michael and Noel are joined by Paxton Holley (Nerd Lunch, Cult Film Club, Hellbent for Letterbox, I Read Movies) to talk about Tarzan and Boy's spy adventure in the Sahara. It's an atypical Tarzan film and Pax - who's relatively fresh to the series - has lots of questions. 

Episode 18: Tarzan Triumphs (1943)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 67:52


As Sol Lesser and RKO take over the Tarzan series from MGM, Noel and Michael welcome back guest Christopher Mills who helped review Lesser's first Tarzan film, Tarzan the Fearless, on Episode 8 of the podcast. In this new episode, we discuss whether the post-MGM series is in good hands, but also talk about the absence of Jane and of course Tarzan vs. Nazis.

Episode 17: Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2018 92:52


Michael and Noel are joined by writer Martin Powell (Dark Horse Comics' Jungle Tales of Tarzan, Edgar Rice Burroughs Comic Strips) to discuss the final chapter in MGM's Tarzan series. 

Episode 16: Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 67:06


Noel and Michael are joined again by Evie (I Hate/Love Remakes) to discuss the penultimate MGM Tarzan film, Tarzan's Secret Treasure, with Reginald Owen, Barry Fitzgerald, and Tom Conway's sinister mustache. 

Episode 15: 1930s Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 103:40


Michael, Noel, and guest David May review the decade that changed Tarzan forever in the public eye. We discuss not just the wild success of MGM and Johnny Weissmuller's interpretation, but the Burroughs novels from the decade as well as imitators from Bomba to Ka-Zar. Opening music from "Echoes of the Jungle" by Duke Ellington Closing music from "The Moon of Manakoora" by Dorothy Lamour

Episode 14: Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 68:33


Noel and Michael are joined by guest Alan Middleton (Relatively Geeky Podcast Network, Dorkness to Light) to discuss the fourth MGM/Johnny Weissmuller film and the introduction of a major character to the series.

Episode 13: Tarzan's Revenge (1938)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2018 73:59


Michael and Noel are joined again by David May to discuss Sol Lesser's second Tarzan movie, the much maligned Tarzan's Revenge starring Glenn Morris. Is it as bad as its reputation or is it worth watching? 

Episode 12: Toofani Tarzan (1937)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 81:59


Noel and Michael are joined again by Melissa Kaercher (A Reel Education, A Reel Education: Noir, Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome), this time to talk about the first of many Bollywood Tarzan movies. Among other things, we discuss whether Toofani Tarzan is a remake or a ripoff, what Stormy Tarzan cologne would smell like, and most importantly: just what the hell is Dada?

Episode 11: Tarzan Escapes (1936)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017 87:04


David May returns as guest when Michael and Noel jump back to MGM for the third movie in the Johnny Weissmuller series: Tarzan's Return. Or was it Tarzan and the Vampires? No, wait, The Capture of Tarzan. Oh, that's right: Tarzan Escapes! Featuring studio meddling, killer iguanas, the Hayes Code, and what happens when you let the monkey cook the roast.

Episode 10: The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2017 109:31


Noel and Michael are joined by guest Melissa Kaercher (A Reel Education, The Sound and the Foley) to discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs' sole attempt at financing a Tarzan serial himself (with co-producer/actor Ashton Dearholt). We talk about the extremely troubled production, from its poor planning and even poorer sound to its Mayan space queens and wife-swapping producers. Was anything good able to come of the mess? Tune in and find out!

Episode 9: Tarzan and His Mate (1934)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2017 101:10


Michael and Noel are joined by Kay from Fan Girl Blog and the Hyperspace Theories podcast to talk about MGM's second Tarzan film. Inspired by King Kong and a pivotal film in the history of the Hays Code, Tarzan and His Mate offers a lot to discuss.

Episode 8: Tarzan the Fearless (1933)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 72:15


Noel and Michael are joined by writer Christopher Mills (Femme Noir, Gravedigger, Perils on Planet X, and the excellent blog Space: 1970) to discuss Tarzan the Fearless, a 12-chapter serial starring Buster Crabbe (Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon) and Julie Bishop (The Black Cat). It's also the first Tarzan film by legendary Tarzan producer Sol Lesser. Opening music from Tarzan the Fearless Closing music from "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult  

Episode 7: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2017 91:11


Michael and Noel welcome special guest, comics writer Ron Marz (Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Catwoman, Korak the Killer) to talk about the first in the MGM/Weissmuller series: the iconic Tarzan the Ape Man.  Opening music from "Voo Doo Dance" by George Richelavie (arranged by Paul Marquardt and Fritz Stahlberg) Closing music from "Tarzan and Rain," a mashup by The Reborn Identity

Episode 6: 1910s and '20s Recap

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2017 93:44


Noel and Michael review the stories that influenced and were influenced by Tarzan up through 1929. Starting with Gilgamesh and ending with Tarzan the Tiger, we talk about Tarzan books, comics, and theater as well as connections to H Rider Haggard, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Mickey Mouse. Opening music from "Wild Cat" by Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti Closing music from "Diga Diga Doo" by Duke Ellington

Episode 5: Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2017 93:47


Michael and Noel wrap up the 1920s with guest David May and another 15-chapter serial. This time it's director Henry McRae's Tarzan the Tiger, starring Frank Merrill as Tarzan, Natalie Kingston as Jane, and Kithnou as Queen La of Opar. There's treasure, amnesia, and (thanks to this being a transitional film into the sound era) our first listen at a Tarzan yell.

Episode 4: Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 51:50


Noel and Michael are joined this month by Evie (I Hate/Love Remakes) to discuss JP McGowan's Tarzan and the Golden Lion featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' hand-picked Tarzan actor, Tarzan's sister(!), and Boris Karloff in blackface.

Episode 3: The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 73:52


Michael and Noel are joined once again by David May to discuss Elmo Lincoln's return to the role of Tarzan in the 1921 serial The Adventures of Tarzan. Parts of it are lost, but The Serial Squadron has edited the remaining footage together, so we talk about how that worked, whether our opinions of Lincoln have changed since Tarzan of the Apes, and the introduction of some important elements of Tarzan lore.

Episode 2: The Son of Tarzan (1920)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2016 112:35


Noel and Michael are joined again by David May to discuss the silent, 15-chapter serial, The Son of Tarzan, starring P. Dempsey Tabler as Tarzan, Karla Schramm as Jane, Gordon Griffith and Mae Giraci as young Korak and Meriem, and Kamuela C. Searle and Nita Martan as adult Korak and Meriem. 

Episode 1: Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2016 112:01


Noel and Michael are joined again by Michael's son David to discuss Scott Sidney's silent Tarzan of the Apes, starring Gordon Griffith and Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan and Enid Markey as Jane. 

Episode 0: In Which We Enter the Jungle

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2016 35:57


Noel and Michael are joined by special guest David May to build our jungle cabin and move in. We discuss our history with Tarzan (in film and otherwise), jungle adventures in general, and the format for the show.

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