Tarzan and Ken Come Through Again!
This is a minor picture in the scheme of B-westerns, but fans of the genre and fans of Ken Maynard should take an hour and watch it, as they will likely find it entertaining. First of all, there is plenty of great scenery from California's Alabama Hills with the Eastern Sierra in the spring as the scenic backdrop. Second, the film is a comedy, done subtly and naturally-- never self-consciously. Third, there is plenty of horse action-- primarily horses running with all get-out in races, plus Tarzan gets to shine with some surprising antics and even puts on a disguise (it could even be argued that Tarzan is easier on the eyes than the leading lady Ivy Merton). Fourth, I think only one gunshot is heard in the whole picture...see if you can find it. The story is thin and sometimes one must suspend reality to accept the sequence of goings-on in the picture, but it is a fun and fresh diversion in the B-western array.
- glennstenb
- 25. Okt. 2019