Tarzan and the Trappers 1960

Overview

Tarzan and the Trappers is a 1960 action adventure film that serves as an adaptation of the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Charles F. Haas, Sandy Howard, and H. Bruce Humberstone, the project was originally filmed in 1958 as three pilot episodes for a television series. These episodes were later edited together for a theatrical release in the United States on March 21, 1960. The film stars Gordon Scott as the title character, alongside Eve Brent, Rickie Sorensen, and Lesley Bradley. The narrative follows Tarzan as he opposes a man named Schroeder, who is engaged in the illegal trapping and sale of jungle animals to zoos. The conflict intensifies when Schroeder's brother and a trader named Lapin begin hunting humans, forcing Tarzan to protect both the wildlife and himself. This production is recognized as the twentieth entry in the Tarzan film series that originated with the 1932 release of Tarzan the Ape Man. The film has a runtime of one hour and ten minutes.