Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)After dispatching a ruthless hunter who traps animals for gain, he has to contend with his brother who is out for revenge. |
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Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)After dispatching a ruthless hunter who traps animals for gain, he has to contend with his brother who is out for revenge. |
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| Eve Brent | ... | ||
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Rickie Sorensen | ... | |
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Leslie Bradley | ... |
Schroeder
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Maurice Marsac | ... |
Rene
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Bruce Lester | ... |
Commissioner Brandini
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Naaman Brown | ... |
Tribesman
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Paul Thompson | ... |
Tribesman
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Carl Christian | ... |
Tribesman
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Sol Gorss | ... |
Sikes
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William Keene | ... |
Lapin
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| Scatman Crothers | ... |
Tyana
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan | ... |
Witch Woman
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Paul Stader | ... |
Sikes' Henchman
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Gil Perkins | ... |
Sikes' Henchman
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Tarzan deals with the villainous Schroeder, who is illegally collecting animals for zoos, only to be menaced by Schroeder's hunter brother Sikes, out for revenge, who teams up with greedy trader Lapin in a hunt for human game...Tarzan himself. Re-edited from 3 episodes of a never-shown TV series, with studio action intercut with location and wildlife footage. Jane has little to do. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
Of the countless actors who have portrayed Tarzan since Elmo Lincoln first appeared in 1918's `Tarzan of the Apes,' Gordon Scott remains the best to ever don a loincloth. So it's no surprise that `Tarzan and the Trappers' is one of the better Tarzan films of the past 80 years. The 1958 film was actually intended to comprise the first three episodes of a television series, but instead was made into a better-than-average Sol Lesser production that runs 74 minutes. The film's story remains contemporary, with Tarzan forced to fight for his own life while stopping greedy traders from illegally trapping and removing wildlife from the jungle.
With the future of much of the world's wildlife in question, the story is as compelling now as it was 45 years ago...