Tarzan's Revenge (1938)

Director:

D. Ross Lederman

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (character)
Robert Lee Johnson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 January 1938 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

THE TARZAN-THRILL OF ALL TIME!

Plot:

Eleanor and her parents are hunting big game, acompanied by her wimpish fiance. Ben lleu Bey wants to add her to his 100-woman harem...

Plot Keywords:

Gift | Kidnapping | Attempted Murder | Crocodile | Banana Tree

Cast

Glenn Morris	...	Tarzan
Eleanor Holm	...	Eleanor 'Ellen' Reed
George Barbier	...	Roger 'Rodge' Reed
C. Henry Gordon	...	Ben Alleu Bey
Hedda Hopper	...	Penny Reed
Joe Sawyer	...	Olaf Punch (as Joseph Sawyer)
George Meeker	...	Nevin 'Nev' Potter
Corbet Morris	...	Jigger, Nevin's Servant
John Lester Johnson	...	Koki, Chief Bearer
Frederick Clarke	...	Ben Alleu's Servant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Elliott	...	Riverboat Captain (uncredited)
Al Thompson	...	Sign Painter (uncredited)
Blue Washington	...	Bearer Bringing Olaf Poison Darts (uncredited)

Directed by
D. Ross Lederman

Writing credits
Edgar Rice Burroughs		(character)
Robert Lee Johnson		(screenplay) &
Jay Vann		(screenplay)

Produced by
Sol Lesser	....	producer
Barney Briskin	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Hugo Riesenfeld

Cinematography by
George Meehan

Film Editing by
Gene Milford		(as Eugene Milford)
Bert Jordan		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Lewis J. Rachmil

Production Management
J. Laurence Wickland	....	production manager (as Larry Wickland)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wilbur McGaugh	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Terry Kellum	....	sound engineer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jerry Bos	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Abe Meyer	....	music supervisor

Production Companies

• Sol Lesser Productions (as Principal Productions Inc.)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1938) (USA) (theatrical)
• Madacy Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Madacy Entertainment (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• United American Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• VCI Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Direct Source (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Platinum Disc Corporation (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Timeless Multimedia (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• St. Clair Vision (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Something Weird Video (SWV) (????) (USA) (VHS)

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA High Fidelity Recording)

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #3904) | Norway:7

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Sol Lesser Productions

Trivia:

Producer Sol Lesser considered casting New York Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig as Tarzan, but changed his mind after seeing his legs, which were "more functional than decorative."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Planet X: (#2.5)" (2006)

A 'must see" for Tarzan buffs

If you grew up with Johnnie, Lex, Gordon and Jock Tarzans, then you really owe it to yourself to see this one. You would be crazy to miss it; however, you would have to be even crazier to watch it a second time. It is really bad! I rated it a "5" on a nostalgic sympathy vote, which in one higher than the largest group of voters gave it. Seeing a different Tarzan makes the viewing worthwhile, but personally I am glad he never reprised the roll. Eleanor Holm was cute in the main female role, but my favorite was catching Wild Bill Elliott in a bit part as a ship's captain. He definitely paid his dues before starring later as a western hero. You'll recognize his voice before his face. Most of the movie is used showing one character or another going through the jungle (a studio backlot) with cuts to shots of various wild animals. Basically, thirty minutes of story and forty minutes of filler.

See it once.