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Tarzan's Revenge (1938) -- Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, acompanied by her wimpish fiance. Ben lleu Bey wants to add her to his 100-woman harem. Tarzan wants her too.

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4.9/10   203 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Lee Johnson (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
7 January 1938 (USA) more
Tagline:
THE TARZAN-THRILL OF ALL TIME! more
Plot:
Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, acompanied by her wimpish fiance. Ben lleu Bey wants to add her to his 100-woman harem... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
A 'must see" for Tarzan buffs more (6 total)

Cast

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Glenn Morris ... Tarzan
Eleanor Holm ... Eleanor Reed
George Barbier ... Roger Reed
C. Henry Gordon ... Ben Alleu Bey
Hedda Hopper ... Penny Reed
Joe Sawyer ... Olaf Punch (as Joseph Sawyer)
George Meeker ... Nevin Potter
Corbet Morris ... Jigger - Nevin's Servant
John Lester Johnson ... Koki - Chief Bearer
Frederick Clarke ... Ben Alleu's Servant
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Revenge (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
70 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #3904) | Norway:7

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Producer Sol Lesser considered casting New York Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig as Tarzan, but changed his mind after seeing his legs, which were "more functional than decorative." more
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Referenced in "Planet X: (#2.5)" (2006) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
A 'must see" for Tarzan buffs, 30 March 2003
5/10
Author: Ernst-2 from Texas, USA

If you grew up with Johnnie, Lex, Gordon and Jock Tarzans, then you really owe it to yourself to see this one. You would be crazy to miss it; however, you would have to be even crazier to watch it a second time. It is really bad! I rated it a "5" on a nostalgic sympathy vote, which in one higher than the largest group of voters gave it. Seeing a different Tarzan makes the viewing worthwhile, but personally I am glad he never reprised the roll. Eleanor Holm was cute in the main female role, but my favorite was catching Wild Bill Elliott in a bit part as a ship's captain. He definitely paid his dues before starring later as a western hero. You'll recognize his voice before his face. Most of the movie is used showing one character or another going through the jungle (a studio backlot) with cuts to shots of various wild animals. Basically, thirty minutes of story and forty minutes of filler.

See it once.

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