{"id":34674,"date":"2023-12-09T06:40:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=34674"},"modified":"2023-12-09T06:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T11:40:56","slug":"tarzans-desert-mystery-1943-starring-johnny-weissmuller-z-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=34674","title":{"rendered":"“Tarzan’s Desert Mystery” (1943) starring Johnny Weissmuller \/ Z-View"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tarzan’s Desert Mystery <\/strong><\/em>(1943)<\/p>\n

Director:\u00a0 Wilhelm Thiele<\/strong><\/p>\n

Screenplay: Edward T. Lowe Jr.<\/strong> based on a story by Carroll Young <\/strong>based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stars: Johnny Weissmuller<\/strong>, Nancy Kelly, Johnny Sheffield, Otto Kruger, Joe Sawyer, Lloyd Corrigan, Philip Van Zandt, Bobby Barber, Frank Faylen, Nestor Paiva<\/strong> and John Dehner
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Tagline: THRILL AFTER AMAZING THRILL…as savage hordes…inflamed by crafty foes…hunt down TARZAN and the lovely maiden he is guarding!<\/em><\/p>\n

The Plot\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tarzan (Weissmuller), along with Boy and Cheetah, is on a mercy mission to deliver a serum that will save service members wounded in the war.\u00a0 His errand will take him across the desert.\u00a0 Along the way, Tarzan meets Connie Bryce (Kelly).\u00a0 Connie is a performer who has been entertaining the troops.\u00a0 Connie has a secret message she is to deliver to an Arab king.\u00a0 When foreign agents attempt to kill Connie, Tarzan comes to the rescue… along with Boy and Cheetah.<\/p>\n

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tarzan’s Desert Mystery\u00a0<\/i>is Johnny Weissmuller’s 8th outing as the Lord of the Jungle<\/em>.\u00a0 He would make at total of 12 Tarzan<\/em> movies.<\/p>\n

Ben Johnson, who would become a star himself and an Academy Award winner (1972 – Best Supporting Actor<\/em> in The Last Picture Show<\/em>), was Johnny Weissmuller’s stunt double for the horse sequences.<\/p>\n

I have fond memories of watching Tarzan movies, especially this one, with my grandpa.\u00a0 He particularly got a kick out of the last scene when Nazis finally get someone on the radio.\u00a0 They think they are talking to Hitler and get up to salute.\u00a0 It’s actually Cheetah they’re talking to.<\/p>\n

Tarzan’s Desert Mystery <\/em>(1943) <\/strong><\/em>earns 3 of 5 stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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