Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)

Director:

Kurt Neumann

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
Carroll Young (screenplay)
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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 | Boy | Caravan

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Barron	...	Caravaneer (uncredited)
Ted Billings	...	Native Passerby (uncredited)
Ray Dolciame	...	Leopard Boy (uncredited)
Iris Flores	...	Zambesi Maiden (uncredited)
Bobby Frasco	...	Leopard Boy (uncredited)
Helen Gerald	...	Zambesi Maiden (uncredited)
'King Kong' Kashey	...	Tongolo the Terrible (uncredited)
George J. Lewis	...	Corporal (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd	...	Miss Wetherby, School Superintendent (uncredited)
Louis Mercier	...	Snake Charmer (uncredited)
Lillian Molieri	...	Zambesi Maiden (uncredited)
Neyle Morrow	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Charles Regan	...	Leopard Man (uncredited)
Georges Renavent	...	Ivory Merchant (uncredited)
John Roth	...	Leopard Man (uncredited)
Bobby Samrich	...	Leopard Boy (uncredited)
Cy Schindell	...	Leopard Man (uncredited)
John Shay	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Kay Solinas	...	Zambesi Maiden (uncredited)
Robert Strong	...	Leopard Man (uncredited)
Ken Terrell	...	Leopard Man (uncredited)
Marek Windheim	...	Silk Merchant (uncredited)

Directed by
Kurt Neumann

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Edgar Rice Burroughs		characters
Carroll Young		screenplay
Carroll Young		story

Produced by
Sol Lesser	....	producer
Kurt Neumann	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Paul Sawtell

Cinematography by
Karl Struss

Film Editing by
Robert O. Crandall

Production Design by
Phil Paradise

Art Direction by
Lewis H. Creber		(as Lewis Creber)

Makeup Department
Irving Berns	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Clem Beauchamp	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott R. Beal	....	assistant director

Sound Department
John R. Carter	....	sound technician

Stunts
Paul Stader	....	stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Martien	....	wardrober

Other crew
Lester Horton	....	dance director
Olga Celeste	....	leopard trainer (uncredited)
Bob Larson	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Sol Lesser Productions

Distributors

• RKO Radio Pictures (1946) (USA) (theatrical)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1950) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• RKO Radio Pictures (1951) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Banner Productions (1960) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Fox Films (1962) (Finland) (theatrical)
• RKO Radio Films (1948) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1988) (1997) (Finland) (TV)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

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:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #11099) | West Germany:12 (nf) | Netherlands:14 (orginal rating)

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Sol Lesser Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Two crocodiles are on the river bank that the raft with the women on it drift toward. After Tarzan goes to save the women, he moves the raft to another shore, except it looks like the same shore, minus the crocodiles, making one wonder where the crocodiles went to. For that matter, they don't even attack the women when they're close enough.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Yum Yum Girls (1976)

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.