Word: tarzanitis
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...meaty arpeggio, the Strong Man tells the gods: "I want to live like any other mortal. I want children of my own." The dialogue is typical of one of the funniest pictures to reach U.S. screens in years-although the humor is not deliberate. A sort of Homeric Tarzan, heavy on sex and mixed-up mythology, Hercules is also the biggest surprise box-office smash in Hollywood's memory. Starring a onetime (1947) Mr. America named Steve Reeves, Hercules drew $900,000 in its first week when it opened in 145 neighborhood houses last month. This week, with...
...pole vault, Tarzan-armed Don Bragg, holder of the world indoor record (15 ft. 9½ in.), redeemed his loss...
...Pole Vaulter Bob Gutowski, world record holder outdoors, vaulted 15ft. but could finish no better than fifth. The winner: Tarzan-like Don Bragg, 24, who tied three challengers at 15 ft. 3½ in., but got first place on the basis of fewer misses...
...trip into the tropical jungle. There he came face to face with a towering, vine-festooned tree. "Isn't this fabulous, Daddy!" he cried, and heaved himself aloft up a 60-ft. vine. Wearing a varihued. skirtlike Tahitian pareu that he fancies, Bragg spent a happy hour emitting Tarzan yells and swinging from branch to branch. "This is why I came to Africa," cried Bragg. "I could go on for days...
Down to earth, Bragg was even more certain than ever that some day Hollywood would ask him to be Tarzan. Said he: "I can play Tarzan better than anyone in the world...