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  • Adventure

Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr is an exciting Old Time Radio show that follows Tarzan and his friend Paul D'Arnot as they investigate slave traders and ivory smugglers. Produced under the personal direction of Edgar Rice Burroughs, the pair encounter numerous perils and adventures, including saving a lost expedition and eventually getting captured by a strange yellow race. The show is filled with love, hatred, jealousy, political intrigue, courage, and loyalty.

The second serial produced by Burroughs, it got off to a slow start and unfortunately didn't have a successful run, only airing on ten radio stations including those in Hawaii, Canada, and Australia. Recording was completed in late 1935, with Carlton Kadell as Tarzan and Ralph Scott as D'Arnot. John McIntire narrated through episode fourteen before director Fred Shields took over. Barbara Luddy played Queen Ahtea, and Gale Gordon portrayed a male lead character.

Despite not being a commercial success, Tarzan and the Fires of Tohr offers an entertaining and thrilling story for fans of Tarzan and classic radio adventure tales. Edgar Rice Burroughs, the creator of Tarzan, went on to have a successful career in writing adventure fiction for the masses, with his works remaining popular to this day.