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The Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan Films Ranked

December 5, 2024 Paul Wilkinson

The Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan films, produced during the 1930s and 1940s, are iconic in the history of cinema for their portrayal of the legendary character

Tarzan And The Mermaids (1948) – Review

July 20, 2024 greigzilla

There’s a prevalent saying that states that nothing can last forever, but when it comes to the lengthy nature of Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan tenure, he

Tarzan And The Huntress (1947) – Review

July 10, 2024 greigzilla

Playing the same character twelve times on the bounce is nothing to be sneezed at, but it has to be said, by the time we

Tarzan And The Leopard Woman (1946) – Review

July 3, 2024 greigzilla

After nine outings for Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan in as many years, you had to believe that the writers at RKO Studios were running a little

Tarzan And The Amazons (1945) – Review

June 20, 2024 greigzilla

Anyone who has ever watched the Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan movies in chronological order can’t have helped but notice that from his seventh entry onward, the

Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943) – Review

June 9, 2024 greigzilla

By the time we reached the eleventh year of Johnny Weissmuller’s tenure of Tarzan it seemed that Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Lord of the Apes was

Tarzan Triumphs (1942) – Review

February 24, 2023 greigzilla

1942 brought a sizable change to life in the Great Encarpment as Sol Lesser (who had previous produced rival Tarzan movies for Twentieth Century Fox)

Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942) – Review

July 8, 2021 greigzilla

After a relentless production schedule that saw six films churned out in a decade like some loin clothed obsessed production line, the MGM Tarzan series

Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941) – Review

July 5, 2021 greigzilla

Reviewing sequels can be hard – especially old ones. There’s always that issue that back then, filmmakers didn’t seem to be all that bothered about

Tarzan Finds A Son! (1939) – Review

June 24, 2021 greigzilla

Anyone following Johnny Weissmuller’s run of early Tarzan movies would no doubt notice that apart the furious jungle action that seems to occur every thirteen

Tarzan Escapes (1936) – Review

June 10, 2021 greigzilla

Obviously seeing that they had a good thing going with their double team of Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, MGM dove into the deep pools

Tarzan And His Mate (1934) – Review

June 3, 2021 greigzilla

Ever since Johnny Weissmuller’s version of Edgar Rice Burroughs legendary beefcake literally first swung into theaters with 1932’s Tarzan The Ape Man, you’d be hard

Tarzan The Ape Man (1932) – Review

May 30, 2021 greigzilla

The 30’s in Hollywood was a crazy time. As technological advancements meant that filmmakers could experiment as never before and the screen was seeing the