Let me start by saying that I'm not very familiar with the TARZAN-films of the 30's, 40's and 50's, or actually: not with Tarzan at all. This film, only being the second I've watched recently is not a very good one. Classic story(Tarzan swings from tree to tree, rescuing people from wild animals and bad guys), cardboard scenery and not a very impressive Tarzan too.
This is in fact the biggest flaw of this film. I've seen Gordon Scott play Tarzan in the much better TARZAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE and thought former swimming champion Weissmuller was the greatest Tarzan of all. I don't know if Johnny Weismuller always looked like he does here, but I can say that he doesn't look like a champion at all. There's no greatness in his performance at all, nor does he look like an athlete. I heard that he got tired after a few films more and decided to stop playing Tarzan, and this seems to be the case here already. One of the few good things about this film is Cheetah. What a great job of the animal trainers here! Great fun to watch, when Cheetah is on screen This, together with the fact that the film isn't very long(which is good, because there really isn't much story too), is the only thing why one should see this minor Tarzan-episode. 5/10
This is in fact the biggest flaw of this film. I've seen Gordon Scott play Tarzan in the much better TARZAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE and thought former swimming champion Weissmuller was the greatest Tarzan of all. I don't know if Johnny Weismuller always looked like he does here, but I can say that he doesn't look like a champion at all. There's no greatness in his performance at all, nor does he look like an athlete. I heard that he got tired after a few films more and decided to stop playing Tarzan, and this seems to be the case here already. One of the few good things about this film is Cheetah. What a great job of the animal trainers here! Great fun to watch, when Cheetah is on screen This, together with the fact that the film isn't very long(which is good, because there really isn't much story too), is the only thing why one should see this minor Tarzan-episode. 5/10