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Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

CHEER as Boy and Cheetah outwit Tarzan's captors!

19436.11h 10m

Overview

A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.

Directed by Wilhelm Thiele
Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr., Edgar Rice Burroughs, Carroll Young
Produced by Sol Lesser
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Top Cast

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmüller

Tarzan

Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Connie Bryce

Johnny Sheffield

Johnny Sheffield

Boy

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

Paul Hendrix

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Karl Straeder

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Sheik Abdul El Khim

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

Prince Selim

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Magistrate

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Kushmet

Themes & Keywords

world war iigiant spidertarzanjungledesertmagician

About Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Tarzan's Desert Mystery is a action, adventure film released in 1943 exploring themes of world war ii, giant spider, tarzan, jungle, desert, magician. Directed by Wilhelm Thiele, it stars Johnny Weissmüller, Nancy Kelly, Johnny Sheffield. A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.

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