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A 1943 adventure film starring Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan, who travels across the desert to find a malaria cure for Jane. Along the way, he encounters Nazis, spies, magic, and prehistoric creatures.
- (2.3K)
- Adventure, Mystery, War
- Wilhelm Thiele
- 1944-03-16
Tarzan's Desert Mystery is a 1943 American Tarzan film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Johnny Weissmuller and Nancy Kelly. [1] Like its immediate predecessor, Tarzan Triumphs, the film mentions Tarzan's mate, Jane, but does not show her on screen.
The jungle king braves a lost prehistoric world to obtain malaria serum for the Allies.
Tarzan's Desert Mystery. The ape man (Johnny Weissmuller) and Boy (Johnny Sheffield) meet a chorus girl (Nancy Kelly) on her way to warn a sheik about...
- (14)
- Dennis Schwartz
- Adventure
- William Thiele
Oct 21, 2012 · Director: Wilhelm Thiele. Producer: Sol Lesser. Release Date: December 26, 1943. Run Time: 70 min. Language: English. Plot. The film revolves around Tarzan’s quest, at the urging of Jane, to find a rare African serum to help Allied troops.
Synopsis. 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.
- 70 min
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Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants and wind up ruining a German's attempt to capture a wild horse. They arrive in an Arab city and rescue a stranded American lady magician, sentenced to be hanged for carrying a secret message to the Sheik.