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Release Date:
15 April 1944 (Sweden)
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Tagline:
Tarzan Defies Enemy Agents . . . in a hot-bed of Intrigue and Danger !
Plot:
A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants...
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The Spider Strategem
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Also Known As:
Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Desert Mystery (USA) (complete title)
Tarzan Against the Sahara (USA) (working title)
Tarzan and the Sheik (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
70 min
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
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Continuity: During the sandstorm after their escape from the city, Tarzan and Boy can be seen wearing footwear of some kind, yet a moment later when they leave to seek shelter, they are both barefoot again.
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When I was growing up and Tarzan pictures were shown regularly on a local television station every saturday morning, this is the one I and my friends would wait for: the one with the giant spider. It's not the best of the series otherwise, but has an interesting locale (North rather than sub-Saharan Africa), and a non-Jane leading lady for the big guy (Nancy Kelly). I can't recall whether Tarzan and Miss Kelly get together romantically, but she was a most attractive woman and a nice change of pace for the series, which was beginning to run out of gimmicks. Otto Kruger makes a pretty good, refined villain; his small, slight stature contrasts interestingly with Weisssmuller's. But it's the spider most people remember best from this film, and it's big, furry one with a sticky web and eight disturbingly agile legs. I've never cared much for arachnids, and don't know anyone who does, and so just watching the movie was both a trial and a thrill, as I could only hope I would behave with such bravery and resourcefulness as the swinging hero of the film were I caught up in a similar circumstance.