Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Myles Connolly (screenplay) and
Paul Gangelin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

1 December 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Tagline:

New Thrills

Plot:

Tarzan's jungle home, and his family, Jane and Boy, are threatened by men greedy for gold.

Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Gold | Rescue | Elephant | Jungle

Cast

Johnny Weissmuller	...	Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan	...	Jane Parker
Johnny Sheffield	...	Boy (as John Sheffield)
Reginald Owen	...	Professor Elliott
Barry Fitzgerald	...	O'Doul
Tom Conway	...	Medford
Philip Dorn	...	Vandermeer
Cordell Hickman	...	Tumbo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Eck	...	Bird (uncredited)
Martin Wilkins	...	M'Hona (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Thorpe

Writing credits
Myles Connolly		(screenplay) and
Paul Gangelin		(screenplay)
Edgar Rice Burroughs		characters

Produced by
B.P. Fineman	....	producer

Original Music by
David Snell

Cinematography by
Clyde De Vinna

Film Editing by
Gene Ruggiero

Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis

Production Management
Art Smith	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gilbert Kurland	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Joseph M. Newman	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Howard Campbell	....	associate art director

Sound Department
Douglas Shearer	....	recording director

Special Effects by
Warren Newcombe	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Lloyd Knechtel	....	photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Paul Stader	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lloyd Knechtel	....	director of photography: Florida (uncredited)
Al Lane	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Music Department
William Axt	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)
Sol Levy	....	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Loew's
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1941) (USA) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
• Continental Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Nothing's New Video (2005) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (Sepiatone) (blue tone)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

UK:U | Australia:G | Finland:S | Norway:7 | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #7624)

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

Due to many budget cutbacks following the death of Irving Thalberg many stock shots from former movies were used.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the natives are hurling spears at the truck, the tips of some of the spears bend, flex, or rebound (they are obviously made of rubber or foam).

Quotes:

[first title card]
Title Card: DEEP IN AFRICA, BEYOND ALL THE TRAILS KNOWN TO WHITE HUNTERS THERE IS AN ESCARPMENT - A SHEER CLIFF, WHICH LEGEND SAYS "RISES FROM THE PLAINS TO SUPPORT THE STARS".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Tarzan: Silver Screen King of the Jungle (2004) (V)

More evil white guys invade jungle.

Well-paced and -produced jungle adventure with an heroic Weissmuller, a fetching O'Sullivan and a better-than-average supporting cast. I could have done without seeing the stock footage of Weissmuller battling that croc for the third time though. Not one of the best Tarzan adventures, but you could do a lot worse.