Tarzan and His Mate (1934)

The idyllic life of Tarzan and Jane is challenged by men on safari who come seeking ivory, and come seeking Jane as well.

Director:

Cedric Gibbons

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (based upon the characters created by), James Kevin McGuinness (screen play),

Stars:

Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanagh

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Maureen O'Sullivan	...	Jane Parker
Neil Hamilton	...	Harry Holt
Paul Cavanagh	...	Martin Arlington
Forrester Harvey	...	Beamish
Nathan Curry	...	Saidi
Johnny Weissmuller	...	'Tarzan'

Storyline

In the first sequel to Tarzan, the Ape Man, Harry Holt returns to Africa to head up a large ivory expedition. This time he brings his womanizing friend Marlin Arlington. Holt also harbors ideas about convincing Jane to return to London. When Holt and Arlington show Jane some of the modern clothes and perfumes they brought from civilization, she is impressed but not enough to return. Tarzan wrestles every wild animal imaginable to protect Jane but when he disallows the expedition from plundering ivory from the elephant burial grounds, it is he who takes a bullet from Arlington's gun. Jane eventually believes that Tarzan is dead but he is nursed back to health by the apes. As Jane and the returning expedition are attacked by violent natives, we wonder if Tarzan can rescue them yet again.

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Plot Keywords:

ivory | jungle | elephant | sequel | africa | 

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Taglines:

Johnny Weismuller is back again!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 1934 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Companheira de Tarzan

Filming Locations:

Silver Springs, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,279,142 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 96 min (1951) 91 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The trailer was scored by Herbert Stothart

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Goofs

Harry and Martin climb the rocks toward the top, where the monkeys are, carrying the rifles on their shoulders. But next shot, when Harry is shown from above, he is holding the rifle leaned on the top.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Beamish: I wouldn't trust meself in that jungle if it was me, sir.
Harry Holt: Well, I will.

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Connections

Follows Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

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Soundtracks

"Soldier on the Shelf"
(1930) (uncredited)
Music by Sherman Myers (i.e. Montague Ewing)
Lyrics by Erell Reaves (i.e. Stanley Damerell and Robert Hargreaves)

User Reviews

Sensual and Erotic

I don't have much to add to the comments of the previous writers (and in particular TroyAir's excellent review) other than the nude scene, though not in a sexual situation, is still among the most erotic scenes in cinema probably for that very reason. This is my opinion as well as many of my male and female cinemaphile friends.