Tarzan and the Valley of Gold

3/16/2025

_**Mike Henry plays the best Tarzan in this Bond-esque take on the ape man**_ The ape man travels to Mexico and tussles with an international criminal (David Opatoshu), who enjoys ridding his enemies in explosive ways. He kidnaps a boy whom he thinks will lead him to a lost city of gold. Don Megowan is on hand as the intimidating Mr. Train. "Tarzan and the Valley of Gold" (1966) has a lot of good elements. For starters, former NFL-player Mike Henry is arguably the best actor to play Tarzan ever, at least as far as looking/acting like Burroughs' character goes. Here Tarzan doesn't speak in monosyllables, like the Weissmuller films or early Gordon Scott ones. He's articulate, intelligent and noble. Released at the height of the mid-60's James Bond craze, this movie could've been cal