
Tarzan and His Mate(1934)
Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.


“Captured...a victim for the sacrificial altar...because she dared solve the secret of the darkest continent!”
A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worshiped by the locals.

Lola Lane
Jan Browning

James Craig
Steve Marland

Eduardo Ciannelli
Koski

Tom Fadden
Rhad Ramsey

Robert Fischer
The Sultan

Henry Victor
Mate Simpson

Clarence Muse
Bino

Samuel S. Hinds
Dale

Oscar O'Shea
Captain Craig

Abner Biberman
Aba
Zanzibar is a adventure film released in 1940 exploring themes of africa, expedition, native chief. Directed by Harold D. Schuster, it stars Lola Lane, James Craig, Eduardo Ciannelli. A beautiful young woman organizes an expedition to Africa to search for a sacred skull that is worshiped by the locals.
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