Tarzan And The Valley Of Gold (1965)

I recall seeing this movie in my youth at a downtown theatre. Seeing it again on DVD brought back good memories.i

His acting may not be the best, but what a stunningly beautiful stallion to behold!!!

Edgar Rice Burrough's immortal character, Tarzan, was depicted in various ways in the movies. In the late 1950's Sy Weintraub was put in charge of the movie franchise and did a reboot of the character, moving away from the "Me Tarzan, you Jane" hero to one who was more of a literate adventurer. He dropped Jane and Boy in Gordon Scott's final two Tarzan movies, and went with Jock Mahoney for another trio before signing ex-football player, Mike Henry, for the role. Henry was arguably the most picturesque actor to portray the ape man, and proved to be a competent actor. in this one he starts out in a suit and tie and even dispatches a villain with an enormous Coke bottle display. He also picks up a gun and shoots at the bad guys. The intention was to make Tarzan into a James Bond type. While the movie is not without a few flaws, it is highly entertaining and worth watching. The screenplay was written by veteran screenplay writer Clair Huffaker, who was very talented. He wrote western novels and screenplays (The War Wagon with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas was one of his efforts based on his novel, Badman.) Henry's climactic fight with the villain's giant henchman could have been better, but it's well worth waiting for. The screenplay was also turned into a full fledged novel by fantasy author Fritz Leiber, and was authorized by the Burrough estate to be part of the Tarzan canon. The movie certainly rates as one of the best Tarzan movies. If you're a fan of the ape man, check it out.

Placing Tarzan in a James Bond adventure was great. With only his wits and his jungle animal friends he managed to stop a small army of thieves. Thrilling adventure. The product came to me in beautiful condition and in the promised time frame. You can order from this seller with confidence.

This is one of “those mid-sixties films”, but it had its moments, and it has Nancy Kovak!The animals are great actors in this film, even if the script is, well, a bit off. Such as saying the JAGUAR was a Leopard, imported from Africa.WHY NOT JUST CALL IT A JAGUAR? The Chimp wins the Animal Oscar however in a - SPOILER ALERT- scene where his human companions are murdered. One could sense grief in his projection! Nancy Kovak adds another star; just because.(BTW: They NEVER use Leopards in films as actors. Leopards can turn, and often do in other situations. When you see a “big spottie” on screen in a film in action with humans, it is always a Jaguar. (See “BRINGING UP BABY”)

Action packed and nice with all of the gold. Great for Tarzan fans!!!

Yes one of the few Tarzan stories that movie studio came close to what TARZAN would look like if it was a real person.story was ok as well.

Boy is this a movie. We are first introdued to Tarzan (the ape man) as he steps off a modern, 60s-era jet plane, suitcase in hand and tailored suit clinging to his Tarzan-y body. A man dressed as a chauffeur approaches him: "Are you the one they call Tarzan?" "Yes, I am," replies the one they call Tarzan. And we're off. -- This movie, one of three starring Mike Henry, tries (and mostly succeeds) in marrying the popular James Bond movies with the Tarzan world. In this Tarzan, the Lord of the Jungle sips martinis and adjusts his tie and accepts rides from strangers. But when the Cheetah pooh hits the fan, he dons his loin cloth, grabs the biggest knife available and tracks villains in the jungle, using only his keen Tarzan senses. Is it fun? Oh, yeah. Is it silly? Oh, yeah.--This curiosity is actually a very fun ride. Tarzan ends up in a vast city of gold, helping the natives there thwart bad guys who would have the city for themselves. -- Mike Henry makes a suitably James Bond-looking Tarzan, and the opening credits along (which recall Dr No and Goldfinger) are almost (but not quite) worth the price of admission alone. To say they don't make them like this anymore is an understatement. I don't think they ever made them like this, except this one time. It's as fun as any Tarzan-James Bond hybrid can be. And if you really want to know what's worth the price of admission: When Tarzan takes out a would-be assassain with a huge mock-up of a bottle of Coca Cola. Now THAT'S worth the price of admission.

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Tarzan goes to Mexico! This is one of 3 Tarzan films starring ex-NFL player Mike Henry and probably the best of the 3. In it, Tarzan travels to Mexico (in a suit and tie!!) to help out his friend. Unfortunately, as soon as he gets there, he is attacked by the villain's henchmen. He takes off the suit and tie, dons a loincloth and heads into the jungle to defeat the bad guys. Silly film that was shot on location and features an ok performance by Mr. Henry (He was Junior Justice in the Smokey and the Bandit films). What sets this film apart is the groovy 1960s music and terrific Mexican locations including the pyramids in Teotihuacan. A great film to see on a rainy Sunday.

J ADORE TARZAN

tarzan meets bond its the 60s and its great escapist fun. i remember going to the cinema as a small boy with my dad to watch this and its still entertaining. mike henry was a good tarzan he looked the part and did a good all round job.if you your tarzan with a 007 twist then get this - it is also closer to the tarzan of the books than you might think.service was good and recieved my goods in just over a week

mike henrey as tarzan he wwas offered the roll to do the series that ron ely took on but was bit from a chimpanse and had to pull out as he was ill also they used the tarzan call that was made famous by johnnie weismuller for the 3 films mike henry did