The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935/I)

Director:

Edward A. Kull

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel) and
Edwin Blum (writer)

Release Date:

21 May 1935 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

The Greatest Tarzan of All Time!

Plot:

The Green Goddess is a totem worshiped by the primitive natives of a lost city deep in the jungles of Guatemala...

Plot Keywords:

Guatemala | Jewel | Expedition | Super Explosive | Lost Friend

Cast

Bruce Bennett	...	Tarzan (as Herman Brix)
Ula Holt	...	Ula Vale
Ashton Dearholt	...	P.B. Raglan (as Don Castello)
Frank Baker	...	Maj. Francis Martling
Lewis Sargent	...	George
Harry Ernest	...	Gordon Hamilton [Chs. 1-4, 12]
Dale Walsh	...	Alice Martling [Chs. 1-4, 12]
Jiggs	...	Nkima the Chimp
Merrill McCormick	...	Bouchart [Ch. 1] / Lopez [Ch. 10]
Jack Mower	...	Ula's Companion [Ch. 1] / Capt. Simon Blade [Ch. 11]

Also Known As:

Tarzan and the Lost Goddess
Tarzan in Guatemala

Runtime:

257 min (12 episodes) | Germany:61 min (part 1)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

West Germany:12 | USA:Approved (PCA #2095) (Chapter 12) | USA:Approved (PCA #2096) (Chapter 13) | USA:Approved (PCA #2097) (Chapter 14) | USA:Approved (PCA #2102) (Chapter 15) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Antigua, Guatemala

Company:

Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises Inc.

Trivia:

Tarzan's chimpanzee is called "Nkima" (not "Cheetah"), true to the Edgar Rice Burroughs books.

Goofs:

Continuity: D'Arnot's plane is a two-seater, but both Bouchart and David Brent are supposed to have been with him in it on the flight when it crashed.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935/II)

As close to the Tarzan of the novels as we are likely ever to see

Herman Brix is Tarzan, aka Lord Greystoke, splitting his time between England and Africa. While in Africa he is asked to go to Guatemala to help look for an idol. As close to Edgar Rice Burroughs idea of the character as we are likely to see, Burroughs produced, this a bit different then the Tarzan of the movies we are used to, Tarzan is intelligent and speaks in full sentences. He is still a man of action. To be certain the independent nature of the serial and its budgetary limitations make this a little rough at times, but at the same time the story and its dangers are as real as they come. I know that some people have complained that how Tarzan gets out of things isn't always spectacular (he expands his chest to help get ropes off of himself), but its probably closer to reality then most serials would dare. Worth a look to how Tarzan of the pages really should look on screen.