Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)

USA, 1958
70m
35mm film, black and white
mono

An American fantasy film directed by Charles Haas and Sandy Howard.

Plot Summary

Tarzan goes up against Schroeder, who is hunting animals for zoos, and earns the wrath of Schroeder’s hunter brother Sikes who has teamed up with trader Lapin to organise a hunt for Tarzan.

Credits

Crew
Directed by: Charles Haas and Sandy Howard
© by Sol Lesser Productions, Inc. [no date given]
Produced by Sol Lesser Productions Inc.
Producer: Sol Lesser
African Production: Miki Carter
Production Supervisor: Fred Ahern
Written by: Frederick Schlick and Robert Leach
Based on Characters Created by: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Assistant Director: Gordon McLean
Script Supervision: Helen Gailey, Cora Palmatier
Cameramen: William Snyder, Alan Stensvold
Film Editor: George Gittens
Music Supervision: Audrey Granville
Sound: Jean Speak
Sound by: Ryder Sound Services, Inc.
RCA Sound Recording
Make-up: Gustaf Norin, Carlye Taylor
Art Directors: Ernst Fegte, Frank Hotaling
Set Decoration: Victor Gangelin, Jack Mills
Locations: Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA *

Cast
Gordon Scott as Tarzan
Eve Brent as Jane
Rickie Sorensen as Boy
Cheta as Cheta the Chimp
Lesley Bradley as Schroeder
Maurice Marsac as Rene
Bruce Lester
Naaman Brown
Paul Thompson
Carl Christian
Saul Gorse Sol Gorss] as Sikes
William Keene as Lapin
Sherman Crothers Scatman Crothers] as Tyana
Madame Sul-Te-Wan [witch woman]
Paul Stader
Don Blackman [tribesman]

Alternative Titles

Tarzan ja turkismetsästäjät – Finland
Tarzan und die Jäger – West Germany (television)

References

Books

  • Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television by David Fury – review
  • Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.476 – credits