Tarzan's Secret Treasure

Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
	theatrical poster
Directed by	Richard Thorpe
Screenplay by	Myles Connolly; Paul Gangelin
Based on	Characters created; by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by	B.P. Fineman
Starring	Johnny Weissmuller; Maureen O'Sullivan; Johnny Sheffield; Barry Fitzgerald
Cinematography	Clyde De Vinna
Edited by	Gene Ruggiero
Music by	David Snell
Production; company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	December 1, 1941;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English ; Unidentified African language

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]

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

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

Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Parker
Johnny Sheffield as Boy (as John Sheffield)
Reginald Owen as Professor Elliott
Barry Fitzgerald as O'Doul
Tom Conway as Medford
Philip Dorn as Vandermeer
Cordell Hickman as Tumbo
Johnny Eck as Bird (uncredited)
Everett Brown as Native (uncredited)

References

^ P. Nochimson, Martha (July 5, 2010). Screen Couple Chemistry: The Power of 2. University of Texas Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0292788008.
^ 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.
^ Griffin, Scott Tracy (August 2, 2016). Tarzan on film. Titan Books. p. 66. ISBN 978-0857685681.
^ "Turner Classic Movies article".

Bibliography

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

External links

Tarzan's Secret Treasure at IMDb
Tarzan's Secret Treasure at the TCM Movie Database
Tarzan's Secret Treasure at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Tarzan's Secret Treasure history at ERBzine.com

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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".

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