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Tarzan and His Mate

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Englishman Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton) joins a friend for an African safari on which they hope to find ivory. Holt also hopes to locate former girlfriend Jane Parker (Maureen O'Sullivan) who lives with her husband, Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), a white man raised by animals in the jungle. When they find the couple, Jane refuses Holt's overtures. As Holt and his companion continue their search for an ancient elephant burial ground, they unleash havoc from all the jungle's inhabitants.
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Otis Ferguson The New Republic Sep 11, 2023
The picture is studded with high points (as witness a battle with a rubber crocodile lasting about five uproarious and thrashing minutes), is consistently hair-raising with ambuscades, tom-toms and near escapes, and lasts for something like twelve reels. Go to Full Review
Kim Newman Empire Magazine Aug 7, 2012
3/5
Engaging and surprisingly sexy and raw for its time with luscious production values. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
The picture has a strange sort of power that overcomes the total lack of logic. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Mar 12, 2026
3.5/4
The first sequel to 1932’s Tarzan the Ape Man isn’t just the best Tarzan flick in the Johnny Weissmuller series -- it’s the best Tarzan movie ever made. Go to Full Review
Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Apr 17, 2020
The current Tarzan is even better than its predecessors: perfect, when measured by its own standards. A comedy of the impossible; a world in itself. Go to Full Review
Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Jul 22, 2019
There is some good comedy supplied largely by the animals, and the photography is spectacular. For young and old. Go to Full Review
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Jan 26, 2019 The best romance movie ever made!
Leia P Nov 17, 2018 Tarzan and His Mate still lacks in dialogue and storytelling, but it has less action this time around and more adventure leading to a better film than its predecessor. The sound and cinematography are again superb while the highlight is the sensual romance between the two with that nude swim scene being the most memorable, standout sequence in what truly was a very risqué movie for its time. See more
Draco R Mar 19, 2018 While much of the plot has some holes, this is possibly the best of the Tarzan series. While the FX attempts have mixed results (good animal animatronics, laughable elephants ears, identical jungle calls, predators that only attack), they were mostly cutting edge at the time. A pleasure to see a young Neil Hamilton again, as well as a naked Jane (doubled in the underwater swim). Actually both Tarzan & Jane were doubled in the jungletop trapeze scenes as well. In all we get to see both the jungle King and his happy Queen at ease in their roles, which is how they'll be remembered - always. See more
Poe L May 28, 2017 '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 O'Sullivan who are well cast and have good chemistry, adding more action, and (ahem) having O'Sullivan prance around in more revealing clothing (or lack thereof). How great is it that in the 1990s, the famous nude swimming scene, previously censored because of pressure from conservative religious groups, was found and restored - though O'Sullivan had a body double, Olympic athlete Josephine McKim. I have to say though, it is O'Sullivan's sex appeal that is the main reason to watch this film. There are still plenty of moments that will induce groans, including the racist treatment of the natives, two explorers in search of ivory and wanting to take Jane back to civilization bestowing on her gowns and perfumes, and various antics of Cheetah the chimp, including having a smoke. Tarzan saves Jane repeatedly from various wild animals, some of which works, really showing off Weissmuller's athleticism, but some of which is just filler. In one scene that made me smile, Tarzan is clearly aroused by her, sniffing and pawing at her in front of the two explorers, and then picking her up to take her off to presumably have his way with her, ending her night with them early. Get the picture? It's a mixed bag. If you find that the first half of the movie drags (despite some casual topless native woman in some early shots), I would say stick with it. There is enough here to make it worth watching, and the battle scene toward the end is pretty good. See more
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Movie Info

Synopsis Englishman Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton) joins a friend for an African safari on which they hope to find ivory. Holt also hopes to locate former girlfriend Jane Parker (Maureen O'Sullivan) who lives with her husband, Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), a white man raised by animals in the jungle. When they find the couple, Jane refuses Holt's overtures. As Holt and his companion continue their search for an ancient elephant burial ground, they unleash havoc from all the jungle's inhabitants.
Director
Cedric Gibbons, Jack Conway
Producer
Bernard H. Hyman
Screenwriter
James Kevin McGuinness
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 16, 1934, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 5, 2017
Runtime
1h 33m
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