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Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

CHEER as Boy and Cheetah outwit Tarzan's captors!

Part of Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection

1943•1h 10m•6.2/10
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6.2/10(49)

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.

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Production

Sol Lesser Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmüller

Tarzan

Nancy Kelly

Nancy Kelly

Connie Bryce

Johnny Sheffield

Johnny Sheffield

Boy

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

Paul Hendrix

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Karl Straeder

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Sheik Abdul El Khim

Robert Lowery

Robert Lowery

Prince Selim

Frank Puglia

Frank Puglia

Magistrate

Philip Van Zandt

Philip Van Zandt

Kushmet

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