Remember MGM’s Great Tarzan Movies?
Just For Fun…Remember MGM’s Great Tarzan Movies?
Here’s a rare shot of Johnny Weissmuller with his MGM crew on location in Florida at Silver Springs. That’s where they went when they needed great underwater footage. Otherwise, most of the six Tarzan films for MGM were shot around the Lake Sherwood area near Los Angeles. Other exterior shots included Sherwood Forest, where aerialist Alfredo Codona doubled for Weissmuller swinging through the trees.
The tree-house was first seen in ‘Tarzan Escapes’, and was built at Crater Camp, in what is now the Malibu Creek State Park, and duplicated on a stage at MGM. The interiors were on another sound stage.
Weismueller went on to make six more Tarzan movies for RKO which were noticeably lacking in production value as most of the filming was done on the famous “back 40 lot”. Enjoy and share! -Bobby Ellerbee
He was the best Tarzan!!!
The town of Tarzana still has the jungle where some of the shots were made..Johnny had a home In Newport Bch. right along the Cst Hwy and I have been in it many years ago. At the time he was living in South America some place.
Definitely the best Tarzan! One of the all time greatest swimmers!
During the 70’s, KHTV Ch 39 Houston, a Gaylord station, counter programmed with Tarzan movies in primetime on Friday nights, with earned respectable ratings & revenue.