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Tarzan Goes to India (1962)

Not Rated | | Action , Adventure | July 1962 (USA)
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Summoned by an Indian princess, Tarzan travels to India where hundreds of wild elephants are in danger. A company is building a hydroelectric dam and the contractors have only a few weeks ... See full summary »

Director:

John Guillermin

Writers:

Robert Hardy Andrews (screenplay), John Guillermin (screenplay) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Jock Mahoney, Leo Gordon, Mark Dana | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jock Mahoney ... Tarzan
Leo Gordon ... Bryce, Head Engineer
Mark Dana Mark Dana ... O'Hara
Feroz Khan ... Prince Raghu Kumar
Simi Garewal ... Princess Kamara (as Simi)
Murad Murad ... The Maharajah
Jagdish Raj ... Raj (as Jagdish Raaj)
G. Raghaven G. Raghaven ... Chakra
Aaron Joseph Aaron Joseph ... Driver
Abas Khan Abas Khan ... Pilot
Pehelwan Ameer Pehelwan Ameer ... Mooty
K.S. Tripathi K.S. Tripathi ... Conservation Officer
Peter Cooke Peter Cooke ... Foreman
Denis Bastian Denis Bastian ... Servant
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Storyline

Summoned by an Indian princess, Tarzan travels to India where hundreds of wild elephants are in danger. A company is building a hydroelectric dam and the contractors have only a few weeks to finish the job. The building of the dam will flood the valley surrounded by mountains. There is one pass through which the elephant herd can escape but that is being closed. Tarzan comes up against an old nemesis, Bryce, the chief engineer. Bryce undertook a similar dam project in Africa and had a penchant for shooting elephants. It's up to Tarzan to organize the move before Bryce manages to close the pass. Written by garykmcd

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Plot Keywords:

tarzan | india | riding an elephant | hanging upside down | bare chested boy | See All (10) »

Genres:

Action | Adventure

Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »

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Country:

UK | USA | Switzerland

Language:

English

Release Date:

July 1962 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Tarzán en la India See more »

Filming Locations:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allfin A.G.,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

For this film, producer Sy Weintraub replaced Gordon Scott with Jock Mahoney. Weintraub wanted a leaner, less muscular, Tarzan. Gordon Scott was able to cash in on incredible physique by becoming one of the most popular stars in the Italian made sword and sandal/mythological muscle-man movies that had become box office hits in that period. See more »

Goofs

When Jai snares Tarzan in the trap and Tarzan is hanging upside down, Jai brings his elephant close but out of reach of Tarzan. The camera switches to Tarzan at one point and he reaches out and steadies himself on one of the elephant's tusks which is quite close, then switches back to a wider view and the elephant is again out of reach. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Pilot: We will be arriving in a few moments now.
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Followed by Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968) See more »

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Feels like something that Edgar Rice Burroughs would have written!
19 November 2000 | by marcd30319 – See all my reviews

I have a genuine fondness for TARZAN GOES TO India. If you remove the Air India 707 from the opening credits and the early sixties automobiles, it feels like something that Edgar Rice Burroughs would have written, possibly after the Second World War, if declining health hadn't caught with him.

Jock Mahoney gives the legendary ape-man something that the other previous actors had not provided to this part -- a sense of maturity and gravity. Yes, Mahoney is almost too rangy, particularly when compared to his immediate predecessor, the hefty Gordon Scott. But Mahoney makes every scene seem real; with his Midwestern accent sounding neutral, almost international, in tone in keeping with Tarzan's unique origins. The additional kick is knowing that Mahoney does all of his stunts, including an eye-popping dive from an moving airplane into a lake. But his greatest stunt is being able to work with an inexperienced child actor and a four-ton elephant and not get loss in the shuffle. That's charisma!

Yes, the storyline is somewhat juvenile, but there was a definite market in the early Sixties for movies pitched to a pre-teenage audience. Witness such films as CAPTAIN SINBAD, FLIPPER, ZEBRA IN THE KITCHEN, and Disney's output of movies during this time. Robert Harding Andrews does a credible job with the script while John Guillermin provides fast-paced direction although this film lacks the flourishes of his 1959 Tarzan outing, TARZAN'S GREATEST ADVENTURE.

Overall, TARZAN GOES TO India is a pleasant diversion well worth checking out.
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