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Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

UNRATED 81 min  -  Action | Adventure | Romance  -   1 December 1941 (USA)
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Tarzan's jungle home, and his family, Jane and Boy, are threatened by men greedy for gold.

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Myles Connolly (screenplay), Paul Gangelin (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Johnny Weissmuller ...
Maureen O'Sullivan ...
Johnny Sheffield Johnny Sheffield ...
Boy (as John Sheffield)
Reginald Owen Reginald Owen ...
Professor Elliott
Barry Fitzgerald ...
O'Doul
Tom Conway Tom Conway ...
Medford
Philip Dorn Philip Dorn ...
Vandermeer
Cordell Hickman Cordell Hickman ...
Tumbo
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Storyline

A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exits on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to extort from Tarzan the location of the gold. Everyone is captured by wicked natives. Tarzan and his elephants rush to the rescue. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gold | Elephant | Rescue | Jungle | Motion Picture Projection  | See more »

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

O Tesouro de Tarzan See more »

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Loew's, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White (Sepiatone) (blue tone)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

French visa # 4645 delivered in 1946. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the natives are hurling spears at the truck, the tips of some of the spears bend, flex, or rebound (they are obviously made of rubber or foam). See more »

Quotes

[first title card]
Title Card: DEEP IN AFRICA, BEYOND ALL THE TRAILS KNOWN TO WHITE HUNTERS THERE IS AN ESCARPMENT - A SHEER CLIFF, WHICH LEGEND SAYS "RISES FROM THE PLAINS TO SUPPORT THE STARS".
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Connections

Featured in Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Maisie Theme"
(uncredited)
Music by David Snell
Played during main titles See more »