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Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan stands shirtless beside Brenda Joyce in a jungle setting in a scene from Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946).

Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan stands on a rocky ledge wearing a loincloth, looking down, in a scene from the 1936 film Tarzan Escapes.

Enjoy a scene from “Tarzan and the Green Goddess” featuring Herman Brix as Tarzan

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