Many actors have slipped on a loincloth and swung from a jungle vine,  but nobody reached the treetops of Tarzania quite like Johnny  Weissmuller, the Olympic swimmer. And Tarzan's greatest Jane was Maureen  O'Sullivan, who moved into T's treehouse for six films at MGM, all  collected in this splendid boxed set. It is possible to find these films  hokey... but only if you have absolutely no feeling for the magic of  early-sound pictures, or no joy in the gee-whiz, Saturday-matinee wonder  of Tarzan's prelapsarian lifestyle. To say nothing of the surprisingly  overt running theme of (implied) hot jungle sex.Tarzan, the Ape Man(1932), made with the blessings of Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs,  establishes the basics of the series (and uses extra Africa footage MGM  had compiled forTrader Horn). There'd been many Tarzans before, but Weissmuller's buff bod and innocent charm won over audiences.Tarzan and His Mateis generally considered the best of the lot; it is also the sexiest,  especially after the restoration of a hotsy-totsy nude swimming scene.  The formula still works inTarzan Escapes, which brings Jane's  cousins out for a visit to the Mutia Escarpment, with its  elephant-powered elevator for Tarzan's pad. (Always keep in mind that  this is Africa of kiddie imagination, not the real deal.)Tarzan Finds a Son!introduces Johnny Sheffield as Boy, and stirs up the nest.--Robert Horton