Tarzan and the Huntress

1947
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1h 12m

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Brenda Joyce, Patricia Morison, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)

Jungle Adventure Action Adventure Romance

To equip the American zoos with as many animals as possible, a cruel trio of big game hunters team up with an unexpected ally, threatening the African fauna. Will Tarzan allow the fiendish h... Read allTo equip the American zoos with as many animals as possible, a cruel trio of big game hunters team up with an unexpected ally, threatening the African fauna. Will Tarzan allow the fiendish huntress to pillage the jungle?To equip the American zoos with as many animals as possible, a cruel trio of big game hunters team up with an unexpected ally, threatening the African fauna. Will Tarzan allow the fiendish huntress to pillage the jungle?

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6.0/10

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Johnny Weissmuller

Tarzan

Brenda Joyce

Jane

Johnny Sheffield

Patricia Morison

Tanya Rawlins

Barton MacLane

Paul Weir
(as Barton Maclane)

John Warburton

Carl Marley

Charles Trowbridge

King Farrod

Ted Hecht

Prince Ozira

Wallace Scott

'Smitty' Smithers

George Magrill

Native Guard
(uncredited)

Georges Renavent

Man Weighing King
(uncredited)

Mickey Simpson

Monak
(uncredited)

Maurice Tauzin

Prince Suli
(uncredited)

Director
- Kurt Neumann
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Trivia
In Tarzan and the Huntress (1947), Johnny Weissmuller in his 11th outing and next-to-lasting outing as Tarzan. Brenda Joyce makes the third of five appearances as Jane, and Johnny Sheffield marks his eighth and final appearance as Boy. The director Kurt Neumann helms the third of his four pairings with Tarzan.

Goofs
What's become the necessary intro shot of forest deer overlooking the water appear here again, this time watching Tarzan et co on a raft; deer are not native to Africa.

Quotes
Tarzan: Boy, never kill for fun. Only for food!
Boy: I wasn't going to shoot him.
Tarzan: Boy man now... do man's work.

Connections
Followed by Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)

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6/10

Tarzan, the Hunt Saboteur.

After the hugely enjoyable Tarzan and the Leopard Woman, the Weissmuller Tarzan series slides back into mediocrity with a rather stale tale of unscrupulous trappers—led by 'huntress' Tanya Rawlins (Patricia Morison)—collecting specimens to restock the world's zoos, much to Tarzan's disgust, of course. A woefully underdeveloped sub-plot about the assassination of a jungle king by his power hungry nephew adds little to the film's overall entertainment value.

As usual, Cheetah is on hand to provide the laughs, annoying the other jungle critters and taking Boy's model aeroplane for a short flight, Jane (Brenda Joyce) gives the film some sex appeal (surprisingly, the titular 'huntress' provides little in the way of titillation), Boy (Johnny Sheffield) learns an important lesson about life (trading lion cubs for a torch is wrong!), the family indulges in a spot of synchronised swimming, and Tarzan saves the day (and the captured animals) in the final reel with that old chestnut, the stampeding herd of elephants; but whilst all of this makes for adequate 'rainy Sunday afternoon' family viewing, it offers avid Tarzan fans nothing much to get excited about.

5.5 out of 10, rounded up to 6 for IMDb.