Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)

Director:

Kurt Neumann

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
Carroll Young (screenplay)

Release Date:

January 1946 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Romance

Tagline:

An Exotic Beauty Rules The Jungle !

Plot:

An African tribe devoted to the leopard cult is dedicated to preventing civilization from moving further into Africa...

Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Leopard | Cult | Caravan | Africa

Cast

Johnny Weissmuller	...	Tarzan
Brenda Joyce	...	Jane
Johnny Sheffield	...	Boy
Acquanetta	...	Lea, the High Priestess
Edgar Barrier	...	Dr. Ameer Lazar
Dennis Hoey	...	Commissioner
Tommy Cook	...	Kimba
Anthony Caruso	...	Mongo

Also Known As:

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (USA) (complete title)

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (nf) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #11099)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA

Company:

Sol Lesser Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Cheetah sneaks up on the Commissioner and Doctor Lazar, he sprays the Commissioner with the soda water from the bottle on the ground. You see him hit squarely in the face with the water, yet right after he gets up from his chair, his face and clothes are dry.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958)

Tarzan gets captured

Tarzan and the Leopard Woman is a Tarzan adventure from 1946.It's directed by Kurt Neumann.In the story Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan faces a tribe of leopard-worshippers.These people are dressed in leopard skins and they kill in the jungle using their fake claws.The tribe is led by Queen Lea, the high priestess (Acquanetta).Tarzan and his family live a rather peaceful life in their jungle home.But he knows the travellers killed near Zambezi were not killed by leopards.Then one day Queen Lea sends her brother Kimba, played by Tommy Cook, to Tarzan's place.Tarzan and Boy (Johnny Sheffield) do not trust this kid.But Jane, portrayed by Brenda Joyce, gets a bit too close to him.And she faces danger when she's alone in the house with him.One day Tarzan and a caravan of four teachers (Iris Flores, Lillian Molieri, Helen Gerald and Kay Solinas) get captured by the Leopard people.This is a very good Tarzan adventure.It offers plenty of great action.It's thrilling to watch Tarzan and those pretty teachers being chased around the jungle.Cheetah offers some comedy.This is a must-see for every Tarzan fan.