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HERMAN BRIX
Tarzan Movies for Sale
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Brix was a star shot-putter in the 1928 Olympics. After nearly
getting the lead in MGM's Tarzan the Ape Man (1932), he was
picked by Edgar Rice Burroughs for his own production of New
Adventures of Tarzan, The (1935/I), the only one between the
silents and the 1960s to present the character accurately, as
a sophisticated, polyglot English nobleman. Metro blocked
"Adventures" out of most theaters, but it was very
popular in the foreign markets, resulting in the Tarzan and
the Green Goddess (1938) sequel made essentially of reworked
footage from the earlier movie. After "Adventures"
he made a number of serials for Republic, including a
Tarzan-like Kioga in Hawk of the Wilderness (1938). After this
he dropped out for a few years, took acting lessons, and
changed his name to Bruce Bennett, dropping his Tarzan and
athlete connections. He made many movies after that, gaining
fame as a leading man in many Warners products. In 1960 he
retired from movie making and went into business, becoming
sales manager of a multimillion dollar vending machine
company. In 1967 he returned to acting in TV guest
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