In the mid-1950s to 1960, Gordon Scott made several Tarzan movies. As a result of their success, someone had the idea of creating a Tarzan TV series starring Scott...but all the networks rejected the series. So, to try to recoup some of their money, the three episodes they filmed were edited into this movie, "Tarzan and the Trappers". However, the results weren't especially good.
Although Scott played Tarzan in about half a dozen movies, I'd never seen any until this one. I was struck by his version of the character, as he was awfully pretty and seemed much unlike Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan. Too well coiffed and pretty...and the rest of the Tarzan family looked as if they just left the beauty parlor! This didn't make the shows all that believable and Scott's delivery of his lines sure sounded too nice and proper for a guy supposedly raised by apes. Overall, I found him so boring I found myself siding for the evil trappers early in the film...because at least they were interesting. Easily skippable.
Although Scott played Tarzan in about half a dozen movies, I'd never seen any until this one. I was struck by his version of the character, as he was awfully pretty and seemed much unlike Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan. Too well coiffed and pretty...and the rest of the Tarzan family looked as if they just left the beauty parlor! This didn't make the shows all that believable and Scott's delivery of his lines sure sounded too nice and proper for a guy supposedly raised by apes. Overall, I found him so boring I found myself siding for the evil trappers early in the film...because at least they were interesting. Easily skippable.