Tarzan's Secret Treasure

"The Greatest Tarzan Is Back!"

1941 1h 21m EN

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5.9

MID

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6.4

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 85★6.4IMDB · 3,214

ActionAdventure

Synopsis

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A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to extort from Tarzan the location of the gold.

“The Greatest Tarzan Is Back!”

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Cast

Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Jane
Johnny Sheffield
Boy
Reginald Owen
Professor Elliott
Barry Fitzgerald
Dennis O'Doul
Tom Conway
Medford
Philip Dorn
Vandermeer
Cordell Hickman
Tumbo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Thorpe
Writers: Paul Gangelin, Myles Connolly
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Thorpe, shot by Clyde De Vinna. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Gene Ruggiero shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Johnny Weissmüller and Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Thorpe directs. Clyde De Vinna behind the camera. Gene Ruggiero cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
285 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Part of the "Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Richard Thorpe, shot by Clyde De Vinna. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Gene Ruggiero shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Johnny Weissmüller and Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The Greatest Tarzan Is Back!".
10IMDB entry: tt0034266 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 85 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Clyde De Vinna
Editing: Gene Ruggiero
Runtime: 81 min · 1h 21m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 3,214 votes
MPAA: Approved

Awards

1 nomination total

Part of

Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection

Tarzan is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer