A pivotal work in the Tarzan genre, straddling as it does the gap between Sol Lessor's cheapies with Johnny Weissmuller and Sy Weintraub's upgrade with Gordon Scott; 'Tarzan and the Trappers' - being three TV episodes stitched together - marking the King of the Jungle's final appearance on the big screen in black & white.
At this point Tarzan still has a Jane - in the shapely form of Eve Brent - and his little buddies Boy and Cheeta are there too (thankfully not for long).
A first its the usual mixture of cheap studio sets and genuine location footage (in which Scott's hair is noticeably longer) and the usual stock shots of giraffes, hippos, wildebeasts and sundry other primates, until halfway through it briefly rehashes 'The Most Dangerous Game', when Tarzan displays the most disarming method of disabling bad guys by banging their heads together.
At this point Tarzan still has a Jane - in the shapely form of Eve Brent - and his little buddies Boy and Cheeta are there too (thankfully not for long).
A first its the usual mixture of cheap studio sets and genuine location footage (in which Scott's hair is noticeably longer) and the usual stock shots of giraffes, hippos, wildebeasts and sundry other primates, until halfway through it briefly rehashes 'The Most Dangerous Game', when Tarzan displays the most disarming method of disabling bad guys by banging their heads together.