200 Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
200 Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
- The original star was to have been 'Joe Bonomo' (qv), promoted by the studio
as ``the greatest of all Tarzans.'' Near the end of work on another picture,
"Perils of the Wild (1925)" (qv), Bonono fractured his left leg and injured
his sacro-iliac. 'Frank Merrill' (qv), who had doubled for
'Elmo Lincoln' (qv) in "Perils of the Jungle (????)" (qv) was offered the
job and began work the next day.
- When a friend of Merrill's learned of a physical culture contest in England
he entered Merrill's photo without his knowledge. Merrill was voted second
runner-up for ``World's Most Perfectly Developed Man'' and the publicity
from this added to attendance at the movie. The irony is that Merrill's
body was more thoroughly covered than any other Tarzan.
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