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61% Critic Match
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
“CHEER as Boy and Cheetah outwit Tarzan's captors!”
6.1 / 10• 1943• 1h 10m•NR• English
ActionAdventure
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Lead
Nancy Kelly
Connie Bryce
Johnny Sheffield
Boy
Otto Kruger
Paul Hendrix
Joe Sawyer
Karl Straeder
Lloyd Corrigan
Sheik Abdul El Khim
Robert Lowery
Prince Selim
Frank Puglia
Magistrate
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wilhelm Thiele's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tarzan's Desert Mystery is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
