The Capture of Tarzan

I found an old magazine in a flee market the other day, which reminded me of Ron Hall's quest to find information on a lost Tarzan movie.In 1934, Johnny Weissmuller had become the one and only Tarzan for generations to come and his last film Tarzan and his Mate even showed Jane swimming nude underwater. Talk about jungle adventures!The next outcome would have to be even more adventurous. So Tarzan would encounter all sorts of evils in The Capture...

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The Black Cauldron

The Black Cauldron was conceived as a renaissance picture for the Disney company. Just like Sleeping Beauty over two decades before, the film was several years in the making, with a colossal budget, a different style, a scope format...When the film met with little success, it was shelved, and Disney spent much effort to make you forget they ever released such a failure. I remember seeing it in the eighties and later not remembering clearly if the...

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The Story of William Tell

Errol Flynn is mostly remembered for his role in The Adventures of Robin Hood. 15 years later, his "wicked wicked ways" had finally taken their toll: he had become an alcoholic and his looks were fading rapidly. According to Maureen O'Hara who worked with him on Against All Flags, he had to inject booze in oranges because the director forbade drinking on the set.Flynn also broke his ankle during the shoot and on the next film, he collapsed and doctors...

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