After Weissmüller's departure, producer led a nationwide search for a replacement, auditioning over 200 actors.
Gameplay remained unchanged; the player still fought crocodiles and swung from trees, but by ropes instead of vines.
Brix, another Olympian shotput changed his name in 1939 and, as Bruce Bennett, enjoyed a long career in film and television.
Fullerton Beach on is where Johnny's love for swimming took off, having his first swimming lessons there.