{"id":51108,"date":"2020-09-08T11:30:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T18:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51108"},"modified":"2021-01-22T17:41:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T00:41:46","slug":"tarzan-the-magnificent-1960","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51108","title":{"rendered":"Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I can&#8217;t understand a man who would rather live in fear than fight it &#8212; no matter the cost!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-51109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Poster-177x270.jpg 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Poster.jpg 656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTarzan (Gordon Scott) escorts cop-killer Coy Banton (Jock Mahoney) to the town of &#8220;Kairobi&#8221; in order to get reward money to give to the wife of the slain policeman (John Sullivan). He is accompanied in his dangerous overland trek by a group of individuals whose boat has been destroyed by Mahoney&#8217;s vengeful family, and are also eager to make it to Kairobi &#8212; including the boat&#8217;s shipmate (Earl Cameron); an arrogant businessman (Lionel Jeffries) and his wife (Betta St. John); a one-time doctor (Charles Tingwell); and a young woman (Alexandra Stewart). Along the way, the travelers must contend not only with wily Mahoney, but with his determined father Abel (John Carradine) as well as his three brothers &#8212; Ethan (Ron McDonnell), Johnny (Gary Cockrell), and Martin (Al Mulock) &#8212; who will stop at nothing to free Mahoney.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Africa <\/li>\n<li>Cat-and-Mouse<\/li>\n<li>John Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Jungles<\/li>\n<li>Road Trip<\/li>\n<li>Tarzan Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis follow-up to <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51100\"><em>Tarzan&#8217;s Greatest Adventure<\/em> (1959)<\/a> more closely resembles a western than a traditional Tarzan flick in its narrative style, given the presence of the murderous Banton clan, with Tarzan functioning essentially as a sheriff for a terrorized settlement which is unwilling (or unable) to provide sufficient support. Mahoney is highly effective as psychopathic Coy Banton; it&#8217;s interesting to know that he took over playing Tarzan <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tarzan_Goes_to_India\">in the very next film of the series<\/a> (!). Overall, this remains an exciting and well-filmed flick, with many adventures (and gruesome deaths) along the way. Also of note is the refreshing humanization of local black Africans: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Humanizing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Humanizing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Humanizing.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Humanizing-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Humanizing-128x87.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Humanizing-396x270.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; though it&#8217;s distressing that a village chief was played in blackface by a white man (why??). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Chief.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Chief.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Chief.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Chief-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Chief-128x87.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Chief-396x270.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jock Mahoney as Coy Banton<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Mahoney.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Mahoney.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Mahoney.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Mahoney-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Mahoney-128x87.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Mahoney-396x270.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Numerous exciting sequences<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Still.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Still-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Still-128x87.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Tarzan-the-Magnificent-Still-396x270.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0054368\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1960\/07\/21\/archives\/screen-double-featurejerry-lewis-bellboy-and-tarzan-film-bow.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/fantasy\/tarzan-the-magnificent-1960.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3077tarz.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6671&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t understand a man who would rather live in fear than fight it &#8212; no matter the cost!&#8221; Synopsis: Tarzan (Gordon Scott) escorts cop-killer Coy Banton (Jock Mahoney) to the town of &#8220;Kairobi&#8221; in order to get reward money to give to the wife of the slain policeman (John Sullivan). He is accompanied in his dangerous overland trek by a group of individuals whose boat has been destroyed by Mahoney&#8217;s vengeful family, and are also eager to make it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=51108\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51108"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65249,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51108\/revisions\/65249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}