Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Tarzan's Secret Treasure is a 1941 American adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield. Based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, it is the fifth in the MGM Tarzan series to feature Weissmuller and O'Sullivan.[2] Original prints of the film were processed in sepiatone.[3]

Tarzan's Secret Treasure
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Directed byRichard Thorpe
Screenplay byMyles Connolly
Paul Gangelin
Based onCharacters created
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced byB.P. Fineman
StarringJohnny Weissmuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Sheffield
Barry Fitzgerald
CinematographyClyde De Vinna
Edited byGene Ruggiero
Music byDavid Snell
Production
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Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • December 1, 1941 (1941-12-01)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Unidentified African language[1]

The next film in the series would be Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942), the last in the series to feature Maureen O'Sullivan, and the last before the series moved to RKO.[4]

Plot

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An expedition team arrives on Tarzan's escarpment. By chance, the two villainous members Medford and Vandermeer find out that there is plenty of gold on the escarpment. They kidnap Jane and Boy in order to make Tarzan show them the location of the gold. After Tarzan complies, Medford shoots him and mistakenly presumes he is dead. Soon the group is captured by natives, whereupon Tarzan comes to their rescue.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ P. Nochimson, Martha (July 5, 2010). Screen Couple Chemistry: The Power of 2. University of Texas Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0292788008.
  2. ^ Fury, David (1994). Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 89–94. ISBN 0-89950-771-9. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ Griffin, Scott Tracy (August 2, 2016). Tarzan on film. Titan Books. p. 66. ISBN 978-0857685681.
  4. ^ "Turner Classic Movies article".

Bibliography

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  • Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
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