Tarzan's Desert Mystery is a 1943 American Tarzan film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Johnny Weissmuller and Nancy Kelly.
Tarzan's Desert Mystery | |
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Directed by | Wilhelm Thiele |
Written by | Carroll Young (story) Edward T. Lowe Jr. |
Produced by | Sol Lesser |
Starring | Johnny Weissmuller Nancy Kelly |
Cinematography | Harry J. Wild Russell Harlan |
Edited by | Ray H. Lockert |
Music by | Paul Sawtell |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
Like its immediate predecessor, Tarzan Triumphs, the film makes reference to Tarzan's mate, Jane, played in earlier Weissmuller films by Maureen O'Sullivan, but it does not show her on screen. The explanation given is that she is in England helping the war effort. (When the character of Jane finally did return in the next Tarzan film, she was played by Brenda Joyce, not O'Sullivan.)
The film revolves around Tarzan's quest, at the urging of Jane, to find a rare African serum to help Allied troops during World War II. Tarzan's son, Boy, manages to tag along as the ape man journeys into the Sahara, and the two are soon joined by a rambunctious horse and a female American magician, played by Nancy Kelly.
Cast
- Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
- Nancy Kelly as Connie Bryce
- Johnny Sheffield as Boy
- Otto Kruger as Paul Hendrix
- Joe Sawyer as Karl Straeder
- Lloyd Corrigan as Sheik Abdul El Khim
- Robert Lowery as Prince Selim
- Frank Puglia as Magistrate
- Philip Van Zandt as Kushmet
- Bobby Barber as Turban Vendor (uncredited)
- John Berkes as Charlie (uncredited)
- John Dehner as Prince Ameer (uncredited)
- Frank Faylen as Achmed (uncredited)
- George J. Lewis as Ali Baba Hassan (uncredited)
- Nestor Paiva as Prison Guard (uncredited)
- Syd Saylor as Bewildered Camel Herdsman (uncredited)