Tarzan and the Huntress

"Adventure Crashes To The Screen . . . Romance, Plus! Action, Plus! . . . Amid the Teeming Jungle!"

1947 1h 12m EN

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★5.7TMDB · 63

Adventure

Synopsis

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A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

“Adventure Crashes To The Screen . . . Romance, Plus! Action, Plus! . . . Amid the Teeming Jungle!”

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Cast

Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Brenda Joyce
Jane
Johnny Sheffield
Boy
Patricia Morison
Tanya Rawlins
Barton MacLane
Paul Weir
John Warburton
Carl Marley
Charles Trowbridge
King Farrod
Ted Hecht
Prince Ozira

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kurt Neumann
Writers: Rowland Leigh, Jerome Gruskin, Rowland Leigh
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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79 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kurt Neumann, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Sawtell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Johnny Weissmüller and Brenda Joyce and Johnny Sheffield carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Adventure Crashes To The Screen . . . Romance, Plus! Action, Plus! . . . Amid the Teeming Jungle!".

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The take

Kurt Neumann directs. Archie Stout behind the camera. Paul Sawtell scores. Merrill G. White cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
279 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kurt Neumann, shot by Archie Stout. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Paul Sawtell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Merrill G. White shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Johnny Weissmüller and Brenda Joyce and Johnny Sheffield carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Adventure Crashes To The Screen . . . Romance, Plus! Action, Plus! . . . Amid the Teeming Jungle!".
9IMDB entry: tt0039887 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "assassination", "snake", "crocodile", "tree house".

The technical file

Cinematography: Archie Stout
Original score: Paul Sawtell
Editing: Merrill G. White
Production design: Phil Paradise
Makeup / hair: Irving Berns
Runtime: 72 min · 1h 12m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)

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