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Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)

APPROVED 70 min  -  Action | Adventure | War  -   15 April 1944 (Sweden)
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A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants... See full summary »

Director:

Wilhelm Thiele

Writers:

Edward T. Lowe Jr. (screenplay), Carroll Young (story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Johnny Weissmuller, Nancy Kelly and Johnny Sheffield
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Johnny Weissmuller ...
Nancy Kelly Nancy Kelly ...
Connie Bryce
Johnny Sheffield Johnny Sheffield ...
Boy
Otto Kruger ...
Paul Hendrix
Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer ...
Karl Straeder
Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan ...
Sheik Abdul El Khim
Robert Lowery Robert Lowery ...
Prince Selim
Frank Puglia Frank Puglia ...
Magistrate
Philip Van Zandt Philip Van Zandt ...
Kushmet
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Storyline

A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants and wind up ruining a German's attempt to capture a wild horse. They arrive in an Arab city and rescue a stranded American lady magician, sentenced to be hanged for carrying a secret message to the Sheik. To obtain the plants, Tarzan must fight prehistoric monsters, Nazis, and so on. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Nazi | Horse | Sheik | Desert | Letter  | See more »

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CHEER as Boy and Cheetah outwit Tarzan's captors! See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Desert Mystery See more »

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sol Lesser Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Goofs

Factual errors: When Tarzan and Boy walk across the hot, sandy desert on their way to get the medicine from the jungle, they both walk across it in their bare feet. Sand often gets extremely hot out in the desert, and both of them should be suffering from burns on the bottoms of their feet, but they do not. See more »

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Edited from Tarzan Triumphs (1943) See more »