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Tarzan Goes To India ~ 1962

After Gordon Scott's retirement, producer Sy Weintraub renamed his company Banner Productions and began a search for film Tarzan 13. Former stuntman, 43-year-old Jock Mahoney, who had previously lost the audition for the role of Ape Man to Lex Barker, seemed to fit Weintraub's image of Tarzan -- lean, tall and very agile. Weintraub had first noticed Mahoney in Tarzan the Magnificent in which he had played the villain.

SUMMARY Tarzan is summoned to India by an old friend, a maharajah, and Princess Kamara, who are concerned that 300 elephants will be drowned when a valley is flooded by a new dam for a hydroelectric scheme.  Tarzan clashes with O'Hara, the project manager, and Bryce, the construction engineer, who are determined to complete the project by the deadline. Tarzan is assisted by Jai, a young mahout who rides a mighty elephant named Gajendrah.  Local refugees displaced by the new dam build a large stockade. Tarzan kills Bala, the rogue leader of the elephants, with an arrow to the brain.  The refugees drive the elephants into the stockade and then Tarzan, riding Gajendrah, leads the elephants through the pass but he must demolish a blockade with an arrow rigged with dynamite to allow the elephants to escape.  Tarzan then offers the services of both the elephants and the refugees to help finish the project on time.  Mission completed.

TRIVIA

Jock Mahoney aka Jacques O'Mahoney: b. 1919.02.07 Chicago ~ d. 1989.12.14 (stroke) Bremerton, WA

Jock was a pilot in USMC WWII and attended the University of Iowa

In THE ADVENTURES OF DON JUAN (1948) Jock doubled for star Errol Flynn, leaping down a giant staircase to tackle the movie's villain.

He was married to Lorraine O'Donnell, Margaret Field (1952) and Autumn Russell (1967)

Jock Mahoney was film Tarzan number 13.

Mahoney had played the villainous Coy Banton in Gordon Scott's Tarzan the Magnificent

Mahoney at age 42 was the oldest actor to be hired for the Tarzan role (Weissmuller was 43 when he retired from the role)

Mahoney had auditioned for the Tarzan role after Weissmuller's retirement. He lost out to Lex Barker.

Actress Simi was chosen from 800 applicants who had answered an ad in a Bombay paper.

Jai the elephant boy was discovered on the streets of Bombay.

The film was a great commercial success, becoming the highest grossing film in the series.

The cast includes Indian Bollywood actors Feroz Khan, Simi Garewal and Murad who had pivotal roles.

Ironically nearly 20 years after he played Tarzan, Mahoney returned to jungle as the stunt coordinator of Bo Derek's TARZAN THE APE MAN (1981)

88 min ~ Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1 more
Filming Locations: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India more

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JOCK MAHONEY FILMOGRAPHY (as an actor)
TELEVISION
The Range Rider The Range Rider (1951-53)
Yancy Derringer Yancy Derringer (1958-59)
FILM
The End -1978
    The Love Bug -1968
    Bandolero! -1968
    Tarzan's Three Challenges -1963
    Tarzan Goes to India -1962
    Tarzan the Magnificent -1960
    A Time to Love and a Time to Die -1958
    The Land Unknown -1957
    Battle Hymn -1956
    Away All Boats -1956
    Santa Fe -1951
    The Nevadan -1950
    The Doolins of Oklahoma -1949

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