Jungle Legacy: Tarzan (March 22, 1951)

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“Jungle Legacy” is an episode of Tarzan, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 22, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Tarzan learns that the young Anduta cannot marry his beloved Cara, because her uncle demands six head of cattle as the bride price. Tarzan and Anduta set out to earn the money. Meanwhile, Anton Zavet leads a secret safari into the Marwa country, searching for uranium. Zavet's men begin digging near the great black rocks, and their claim to the land threatens the village. Tarzan returns to confront the intruders and protect the Marwa people and the land that belongs to Cara.

The Marwa country and the mountain jungle of Africa, the village of the Marwa people, and a secret uranium camp near the great black rocks.

Characters: Tarzan, Anduta, Cara, Anton Zavet, Mapika, Karasov, Buona, Hema of Cara

Listen for: Listen for the uncle's demand for six head of cattle, Zavet's orders to his men, and Tarzan's warnings to the Marwa people about the intruders.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.