5.5
Ken Maynard's exceptionally intelligent horse, Tarzan the Wonder Horse, is the star of this western about evil cowboy Steve Frazer (Welch) who gathers horses for slaughter, whose meat is sold to pet food manufacturers. The wild horse Tarzan frees the doomed horses from their corrals, and Frazer convinces the Sheriff that Tarzan is a threat and can be shot on sight. Local cowboy Ken Benson (Maynard) and rancher Pat Riley (Kennedy) work together to clear Tarzan's good name and put Frazier behind bars for his evil deeds.
Ken Maynard
Ken Benson
Merna Kennedy
Pat Riley
Niles Welch
Steve Frazier
Roy Stewart
Henchman Butch
Kate Campbell
Aunt Martha
Bob Kortman
Henchman Spike
Nelson McDowell
Cowhand Slim
Jack Rockwell
Sheriff
Hank Bell
Hank - Cowhand
Bob Burns
Bob - Rustler
Edward Burns
Deputy
Edmund Cobb
Injun - Cowhand
Ben Corbett
Shorty - Cowhand
Jim Corey
Jim - Cowhand
Billy Franey
Chuck Wagon Cook
Henry Hall
Hall - Attorney
Charles Le Moyne
Deputy
Bud McClure
Bud - Henchman
Al Taylor
Al - Henchman
Bob Walker
Cowhand
Blackjack Ward
Jack - Henchman
Slim Whitaker
Slim - Henchman
Director, Writer
Alan James
February 23, 2025
6
No Johnny Weissmuller, nope - it’s not even Johnny Sheffield who is accused of rustling the horses. It’s another “Tarzan” altogether and he’s got four legs. What this especially bright animal does know, though, is just who is pinching the herds and so sets about freeing his brethren. Meantime, tha conniving “Frazier” (Niles Welch) manages to convince the nice but dim sheriff (Jack Rockwell) that “Tarzan” is a menace to society and so is to be hunted down. Luckily, our wild stallion has a pal “Ken” (Ken Maynard) and his new boss, ranch owner, “Pat” (Merna Kennedy) who have his back and so “Ken” decides to get to the bottom of just who is really the offender, here - and to find out just what his real agenda is. Now we know who the baddie is all along, so essentially this is just an excuse for some superb and engaging animal handling delivering an aww-some performance from the horse and some mediocrity from just about everyone else. It’s been done on a shoestring, but when the horse gets messed with the photography does manage to generate just a bit of a sense of peril as it’s hooves stamp into the sand perilously close to folk’s heads! It all follows a fairly predictable pattern with a join the dots mystery, but it’s just about worth it for the horse.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00