Tarzan's Desert Mystery
With Jane still away for the war effort, Tarzan and Boy set off to retrieve rare medicinal herbs, only to run into an American messenger, German spies, and the mysterious desert's treacherous fauna and flora.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Released
- 1943
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1943
Storyline
With Jane still away for the war effort, Tarzan and Boy set off to retrieve rare medicinal herbs, only to run into an American messenger, German spies, and the mysterious desert's treacherous fauna and flora.
Top credits
Johnny Weissmuller — Tarzan
Nancy Kelly — Connie Bryce
Johnny Sheffield — Boy
Otto Kruger — Paul Hendrix
Did you know
• Future Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner Ben Johnson was Johnny Weissmuller's stunt double in the horse riding scenes.
• According to a New York Times news item, the Arabian village used in the picture was built by Cecil B. DeMille for his film The King of Kings (1927). The exterior sets appearing here as "Birherari" were later seen as the mythical Middle Eastern kingdom visited by Elvis Presley in Harum Scarum (1965).
• Some of the giant creatures in the jungle were created using footage from One Million B.C. (1940).
User reviews
Follow-Up to TARZAN TRIUMPHS; Ape Man vs. Nazis, Part 2!
Tarzan's Dangerous Mission
"Jungle much safer than desert."
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
