Tarzan and the Jungle Boy

Tarzan and the Jungle Boy
Directed by Robert Gordon
Produced by Sy Weintraub
Robert Day
Written by Stephen Lord
Based on Characters created
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring Mike Henry
Rafer Johnson
Aliza Gur
Steve Bond
Music by William Loose
Cinematography Ozen Sermet
Edited by Milton Mann
Reg Browne
Production
company
Banner Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release dates
  • May 1968 (1968-05)
Running time
 90 minutes
Language English

Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968) is an adventure film starring Mike Henry in his third and final outing as Tarzan. Rafer Johnson and Aliza Gur co-star. The movie was produced by Sy Weintraub and Robert Day, written by Stephen Lord (based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs) and directed by Robert Gordon. It was released in May 1968.

Synopsis

At home in Africa, Tarzan (Mike Henry) assists a photojournalist named Myrna (Aliza Gur) and her associate Ken (Ron Gans) in their search for Erik Brunik (Steve Bond), a thirteen-year-old boy lost in the jungle since he was seven years old. Tarzan is assisted by his friend Buhara (Ed Johnson) whose brother Nagambi (Rafer Johnson) does not wish the boy found, and attempts to kill him before Tarzan saves the day.

Cast

Production notes

The movie was filmed on location in Brazil and along the Amazon River immediately after production of the previous film, Tarzan and the Great River.

All three of Mike Henry's Tarzan films were completed before the first (Tarzan and the Valley of Gold) was released in 1966.

The roles of opposing brothers Nagambi and Buhara were played by real life brothers Rafer and Ed Johnson.

Citing exhaustion and unsafe work conditions (Henry's jaw was bitten by the chimpanzee that was playing Cheeta, named Dinky in Tarzan and the Great River previously) Mike Henry bowed out of the Tarzan television series (for which he had been signed to play the lead) and sued Sy Weintraub's Banner Productions. The case was settled for an undisclosed sum. Ron Ely replaced him as Tarzan.

References

    Essoe, Gabe. Tarzan of The Movies, 1968, published by The Citadel Press.

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