Ken Maynard's exceptionally intelligent horse, Tarzan the Wonder Horse, is the star of this western about evil cowboy Steve Frazer (Welch) who gathers horses for slaughter, whose meat is sold to pet food manufacturers. The wild horse Tarzan frees the doomed horses from their corrals, and Frazer convinces the Sheriff that Tarzan is a threat and can be shot on sight. Local cowboy Ken Benson (Maynard) and rancher Pat Riley (Kennedy) work together to clear Tarzan's good name and put Frazier behind bars for his evil deeds.
Practical Effects
Tarzan performs his own stunts — no CGI, just genius horse.
Acting
Ken Maynard's chemistry with his actual horse co-star.
Director
Alan James
Ken Maynard
Ken Benson
Merna Kennedy
Pat Riley
Niles Welch
Steve Frazier
Roy Stewart
Henchman Butch
Bob Kortman
Henchman Spike
Nelson McDowell
Cowhand Slim
Jack Rockwell
Sheriff
Hank Bell
Hank - Cowhand
Bob Burns
Bob - Rustler
Edmund Cobb
Injun - Cowhand
Ben Corbett
Shorty - Cowhand
Jim Corey
Jim - Cowhand
Billy Franey
Chuck Wagon Cook
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tarzan was actually Smartie, a horse so famous he had his own fan mail and private railway car.
This 1932 'horse noir' predates the Hays Code enforcement, explaining the surprisingly grim pet food racket plot.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
US
