This program also a hand out, was used in the lat 1950’s.

A little typeo here Norman Tyndall was the brother of Henry Tyndall. Norman worked in the concession dept.

Sad to say that the Jungleland Compound is no longer in Thousand Oaks, Calif. It was demolished many years ago. The only thing left are memories of great animal trainers and where movies were made. There was one other thing……….. A great place to winter.

The reason why I am posting these pictures is mainly because of all the circus animals and trainers that worked with Johnny Wiesmuller  in “Tarzan” and “Jungle Jim” movies. Johnny liked wild animal trainers and off camera he was always talking to the them and showed great interest.

• Johnny Wiesmuller was not a circus performer but many a circus Trapeze  aerialist doubled for him swinging thought the trees of  Thousand Oaks, Calif.  It was in this little town that many of the “Tarzan” movies were made. Johnny Wiesmuller was  never hurt by any of the animals that he worked with, however there was a later Tarzan , Mike Henry, who was bitten in the chin by a chimp. It is said that he made some problems over it.  He did not last to long as Tarzan needless to say.  Oh yes no relation to ME.

Most of the animals used in the Tarzan pictures were from the Jungleland compound in Thousand Oaks,Calif.  That doesn’t mean to say they had the X on it. There were many circus animals and trainers that had something to do with these types of jungle movies.

This I believe was one of Henry Tyndall’s chimps from the Jungleland compound. Henry was the only Native American chimp trainer in this country at that time and most likely the only one since. The studios really liked him because of his quiet manner and skill with his chimps on the set……… No one was ever bitten. Henry never worked in a circus arena,  he was strictly a zoo compound and motion picture trainer.

I beleive that this chimp was one of the E.C. Learmont chimps. The Learmont chimps were trained and worked by Al Antinucchi.  Later Al came out with his own chimp act. I would like to add that he had one of the best acts in the business and was an excellent trainer for stage and movies.   Thanks Casey for the Photo’s.