Tarzan's Magic Fountain
by Lee Sholem
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Actor: Albert Dekker, Brenda Joyce, Evelyn Ankers, Lex BarkerDirector: Lee Sholem
Brand: Warner
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 73 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-08-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: RKO RADIO
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DVD Review: Younger, Sleeker Tarzan in Brenda Joyce's Swansong...
Summary: 3 Stars
First off, let me give you all the negatives; the Warner Archive Collection at the WB site sells this title for nearly $10 less than Amazon; there are no special features, subtitles, nor even a scene index; the encrypting process prevents this DVD from playing on any DVD player with recording capabilities (which means you probably won't be able to play this on your PC).
Now, the positives! "Tarzan's Magic Fountain" marks Lex Barker's first appearance in the loincloth, after Johnny Weissmuller was 'retired' to "Jungle Jim" adventures. Not quite thirty when the film was produced, Barker, with an ancestry dating back to the Mayflower (and an Ivy League dropout, to boot!), has a relaxed, easy-going sophistication that Weissmuller lacked (it's a shame producer Sol Lesser demanded he continue the "Me, Tarzan" characterization; he obviously seems smarter than this!). Blessed with a chiseled physique, boyish smile, and an ability to look comfortable in the 'uniform', his lack of acting talent is not a hindrance in the role! Another plus is the return of Brenda Joyce as Jane, in her last appearance in the series. Despite being two years older than Barker, she sparkles far more than any subsequent Jane in the Barker films. Together, the pair are quite enjoyable (as is Cheetah, who, as always, provides comic relief).
The plot is a jungle variation of "Lost Horizon", as long-missing aviatrix Gloria James (Evelyn Ankers) reappears in the jungle after twenty years, still looking 25. When she returns from England with her wrongly jailed love (Alan 'Alfred' Napier), she's aged to 50 (but looks SEVENTY!), and she is also accompanied by local con men Charles Drake and Albert Dekker, hoping to discover her Fountain of Youth. Tarzan, who'd promised the rather Caucasian-looking tribe to keep their location secret, refuses to take the group...but Jane (who's seen the secret valley) takes them, instead...and Tarzan will have to save the day, for everybody!
Shot on a tiny budget, and with a 73-minute running time, there is plenty of use of stock footage and the studio 'jungle' set, but the production is well-mounted, and the end result, never less than entertaining!
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Description of Tarzan's Magic Fountain
Studio: RKO RADIO PICTURES Screen Aspect: 4 X 3 FULL FRAME Packaging Type: Amaray Case Synopsis: Tarzan penetrates a hidden valley reminiscent of "Lost Horizon" where no one ages -- unless they leave. An aviatrix entered the land of the fountain of youth years earlier after a plane crash, but now must return to London to free her fiancee from a prison sentence. The original Tarzan, Elmo Lincoln, has a cameo.Bestsellers in DVD
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