Hollywood has long used the Forest and Baldwin Lake as stand-ins for exotic locations from around the world. Filming began in the early 1930s, before the Arboretum was founded, when shooting across the globe was difficult and costly. With a little imagination, moviemakers used the landscape to represent deep jungles, a Polynesian paradise, and other faraway places. The Arboretum remains a popular location for movies, television shows, music videos, and photography. Twelve Tarzan films were made there between 1936 and 1955, including Tarzan and the Huntress in 1947, starring Johnny Weissmuller, Brenda Joyce, and Johnny Sheffield; in later films shot there, Tarzan was played by Lex Barker and Gordon Scott. Road to Singapore in 1940 starred Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Dorothy Lamour and used the Forest and Baldwin Lake as a fictional island in the South Seas. Roots: The Next Generations in 1979 starred James Earl Jones as Alex Haley and used Baldwin Lake as Africa's Gambia River. Katy Perry's "Roar" music video in 2013 used the Forest Path, Baldwin Lake, and Meyberg Waterfall as a jungle setting. Fantasy Island, from 1977 to 1984, starred Ricardo Montalbán as Mr. Rourke and Hervé Villechaize as Tattoo and used the Queen Anne Cottage and Baldwin Lake as the island home; the seaplane that brought guests to the island was borrowed from Long Beach and was towed to simulate landing rather than actually landing on the lake.
