Tarzan’s creator Edgar Rice Burroughs was involved in the BURROUGHS-TARZAN PICTURES venture. The company only made one Tarzan film THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN, but it is considered by many to be among the BEST Tarzan films ever made because of its fidelity to the original Burroughs books. Unfortunately, at the time of its original release, MGM (which was getting ready to release a new Tarzan film of its own) used its considerable influence to keep THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN from getting the decent bookings it deserved. But that’s a story best left for another time.
Adding to TUNDRA’s appeal is a music score comprised of the same incidental music that was used during the mid-1930s by Republic Pictures and other small studios to score serials and B-westerns.
It is not inconceivable that TUNDRA might have appeared on a Saturday matinee program along with a chapter from Clyde Beatty’s 1936 serial DARKEST AFRICA.
BURROUGHS-TARZAN PICTURES was an independent production company that had been formed in the mid-1930s to produce Tarzan pictures. (Seeing all the millions that MGM had made off of his creation, Edgar Rice Burroughs was involved in this venture, hoping to make some “jungle gold” of his own.) The company ended up only making one Tarzan film THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN, but it is considered by many to be among the BEST Tarzan films ever made because of its fidelity to the original Burroughs books. Unfortunately, at the time of its original release, MGM (which was getting ready to release a new Tarzan film of its own) used its considerable influence to keep THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN from getting the decent bookings it deserved. But that’s a story best left for another time.
It is my understanding that Tarzana is located on the site of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzana Ranch, which he subdivided into lots for residential development. (The residents who bought these lots decided to name their community Tarzana sometime around 1927 or 1928.)
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Tarzan’s creator Edgar Rice Burroughs was involved in the BURROUGHS-TARZAN PICTURES venture. The company only made one Tarzan film THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN, but it is considered by many to be among the BEST Tarzan films ever made because of its fidelity to the original Burroughs books. Unfortunately, at the time of its original release, MGM (which was getting ready to release a new Tarzan film of its own) used its considerable influence to keep THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN from getting the decent bookings it deserved. But that’s a story best left for another time.
Adding to TUNDRA’s appeal is a music score comprised of the same incidental music that was used during the mid-1930s by Republic Pictures and other small studios to score serials and B-westerns.
It is not inconceivable that TUNDRA might have appeared on a Saturday matinee program along with a chapter from Clyde Beatty’s 1936 serial DARKEST AFRICA.
Was "Burroughs - Tarzan" a major
film production company or was
this just a licensed title used
by another studio Eric & do you
know if Edgar was involved
BURROUGHS-TARZAN PICTURES was an independent production company that had been formed in the mid-1930s to produce Tarzan pictures. (Seeing all the millions that MGM had made off of his creation, Edgar Rice Burroughs was involved in this venture, hoping to make some “jungle gold” of his own.) The company ended up only making one Tarzan film THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN, but it is considered by many to be among the BEST Tarzan films ever made because of its fidelity to the original Burroughs books. Unfortunately, at the time of its original release, MGM (which was getting ready to release a new Tarzan film of its own) used its considerable influence to keep THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN from getting the decent bookings it deserved. But that’s a story best left for another time.
Eric: What was the connection between Chic's pal "Edgar" (he always made me call him "Mr Burroughs")and the city of Tarzana?
Actually Dave I only called him
Edgar in public because privately
he told me to call him Eddie
It is my understanding that Tarzana is located on the site of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzana Ranch, which he subdivided into lots for residential development. (The residents who bought these lots decided to name their community Tarzana sometime around 1927 or 1928.)
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