The idyllic life of tarzan and jane is challenged by men on safari who come seeking ivory, and come seeking jane as well. A third expedition was undertaken to the escarpment, led by doublecrossing big game hunter captain fry john buckler, who also wished to return jane to england and civilization with her relatives so that she could. The second of the mgm tarzan movies should be heralded as one of the finest adventure films in cinematic history. Predstavlja drugi film iz serije o tarzanu u kojoj je naslovni lik tumacio johnny weissmuller. Tarzan and his mate 1934 is considered the greatest of the weissmullertarzan films, even better than its predecessor tarzan the ape man 1932. Lee johnson and jay vann based on the character created by edgar rice burroughs and directed by d.
Tarzan lintrepide film complet en vostfr 1933 action, aventure. The tarzan films with johnny weissmullermaureen osullivan part 2. One response to tarzan and his mate 1934 david csontos, on april 1st, 2019 at 6. Weissmuller made his tarzan debut with 1932s tarzan the ape man, fighting crocodiles and giant apes and courting maureen osullivans readily seduced jane, a process that more or less repeats itself in the series best followup, 1934s tarzan and his mate. Johnny weissmuller, maureen osullivan, neil hamilton, paul cavanagh harry holt returns to africa to head up a large ivory expedition. Tarzan and his mate is a 1934 american precode action adventure film based on the tarzan character created by edgar rice burroughs. Back in the innocent days of the great american depression, the term jungle love had not yet picked up divisive racial connotations but was guilelessly applied to those affectionate ties that bind a man, his monkey, and his maiden, as exemplified in tarzan and his mate 1934. Tarzan and his mate is certainly better than the first film in the series, tarzan the ape man from two years earlier, bringing back johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan who are well cast. Johnny weissmuller tarzan, maureen osullivan jane, neil hamilton harry holt. A sequel to tarzan the ape man 1932, it brings back johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan as tarzan and jane respectively, and then runs through scene after scene of precode and precomputer effects excellence. Media in category tarzan and his mate the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. In the first film, explorer harry holt neil hamilton travels to africa to convince jane to return to london. Adventure movies arent always my cup of tea, but i do have a soft spot for the johnny weissmuller tarzan series.
Tarzan and his mate is the second of the johnny weissmuller tarzan films. Tarzan and his mate is a 1934 romantic jungle adventure tarzan movie. According to wikipedia, the first american safety razor patented was in 1888, and gillete applied for a patent on their disposable blade version in 1901. Englishman harry holt neil hamilton joins a friend for an african safari on which they hope to find ivory. Tarzan and his mate simple english wikipedia, the free. It is ironic that the film considered by many fans of jungle movies, including myself, to be the alltime best. With johnny weissmuller, maureen osullivan, neil hamilton, paul cavanagh. Its a quietly operatic image, a fallen hero being borne from the battlefield. Its briskly paced, beautifully photographed, and features a racy swimming sequence that was censored at the time of the movies release. Holt also hopes to locate former girlfriend jane parker maureen osullivan who lives with her husband, tarzan johnny weissmuller, a white man raised by animals in the jungle.
A tentative oncemust for those who enjoy this nostalgic kind of. Theres a wonderful moment in tarzan and his mate in which tarzan, wounded by an evil hunter, falls unconscious beneath the surface of a lake. It is the second of the six mgm tarzan movies starring johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan. Eleanor holm, a popular swimming star, costarred as eleanor reed. Silver screen king of the jungle 2004 vostfr contact us. Considered by many the best of the johnny weissmuller tarzan films, and arguably the best of any tarzan movies, tarzan and his mate is also amazingly adult. This allages adventure, made in precode hollywood, hints at conjugal bliss between tarzan johnny. When holt and arlington show jane some of the modern clothes and perfumes they brought from civilization, she is impressed but not enough to return. This double bill featuring tarzan and his mate the sequel to 1932s tarzan, the ape man, starring johnny weissmuller and tarzan finds a son continues the adventures of the ape man beyond the initial relationship he establishes with jane. Tarzan and his mate summary motion picture poster for tarzan and his mate showing johnny weissmuller protecting maureen osullivan from a lion. Directed by cedric gibbons, it was the second in the tarzan film series and starred johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan in 2003, the united states library of congress deemed the film culturally, historically or aesthetically significant and selected it. Tarzan and his mate was johnny weissmullers second mgm.
Like its predecessor it is a fun jungle adventure story that seems a little dated, but still provides a lot of entertainment. Richard thorpe, and uncredited john farrow, 95 minutes. All that, and you get to see tarzan wrestle a rubber alligator. Its not just because of the famous nude swimming scene, several other nearnude moments, and janes rather scanty wardrobe. Tarzan and his mate je americki igrani film snimljen 1934. In this one, an old suitor of janes, harry holt, has come back to africa. It is based on the fictional characters and concepts created by edgar rice burroughs. Read the full synopsis of tarzan and his mate, 1934, directed by cedric gibbons, with johnny weissmuller, maureen osullivan, neil hamilton, at turner classic movies. Harry holt returns to africa to head up a large ivory expedition. A contract to produce a second tarzan film, with options for another two, was signed the following may. This time he brings his womanizing friend marlin arlington.
Tarzan and his mate trailer directed by cedric gibbons and starring johnny weissmuller, neil hamilton, paul cavanagh, forrester harvey, nathan curry. But tarzan and his mate is without a doubt one of the best of the series. Tarzan and his mate 1934, drama adventure released in english language in theatre near you in. The tarzan films with johnny weissmullermaureen osullivan part 1. Sol lesser cast two olympic athletes in tarzans revenge. Although many tarzan movies had preceded it, the present film was the second in the mgm tarzan series, the sequel to tarzan the ape man1932. Tarzan and his mate 1934 was the second, and easily the most memorable, of weissmullers tarzan pictures.
Tarzan and his mate is a 1934 american action adventure film based on characters created by edgar rice burroughs that was directed by cedric gibbons. In tarzan and his mate, second of the metro series with johnny weissmuller, the monkeys do everything but bake cakes and the very human elephants always seem on the verge of sitting down for a. Maureen osullivan and johnny weissmuller in tarzan and his mate 1934. Seconds later, a hippo descends into the water and arises bearing tarzans body across its back. Tarzan and his mate film, starring johnny weissmuller. The quintessential jungle adventure film told the exciting story of a difficult african trek to the mutia escarpment and the fabled elephants burial grounds, where vast amounts of valuable ivory tusks were thought to be located. Tarzan and his mate 1934 changes the movie database. Caught between two worlds, a man who was orphaned in the african jungle as a baby and raised by apes has grown to rule and to protect the wild beasts, a hero known only as tarzan.
Johnny weissmuller, maureen osullivan, neil hamilton what its about. Holt also harbors ideas about convincing jane to return to london. Background following the success of tarzan the ape man 1932 edgar rice burroughs began negotiations with mgm in march 1932 for future films based on his popular character. Even some of the lesser tarzan movies are still pretty entertaining. Neil hamilton, maureen osullivan, johnny weissmuller. Tarzans revenge is a 1938 american adventure film starring glenn morris in his only outing as tarzan.