Its a quietly operatic image, a fallen hero being borne from the battlefield. Previous films were tarzan the ape man 1932 and tarzan and his mate 1934, with janes bikinilike attire and the famous skinnydipping sequence. Tarzan and his mate 1934 0420 1934 us drama, adventure, action 1h 40m user score. The quintessential jungle adventure film told the exciting story of a difficult african trek to the mutia escarpment and the fabled elephants burial grounds, where vast amounts of valuable ivory tusks were thought to be located. Tarzan and his mate poster for 1934 mgm film with johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan. Maureen osullivan and johnny weissmuller in tarzan and his mate 1934. When holt and arlington show jane some of the modern clothes and perfumes they brought from. Tarzan and his mate 1934 was the second, and easily the most memorable, of weissmullers tarzan pictures. Even some of the lesser tarzan movies are still pretty entertaining.
Its got plenty of action and excitement and is very fun to watch. Pulp writer edgar rice burroughs introduced tarzan to an appreciative audience in 1912. Most tarzan enthusiasts consider 1934 s tarzan and his mate to be the best of the johnny weissmullermaureen osullivan tarzan efforts. Tarzan and his mate simple english wikipedia, the free. Predstavlja drugi film iz serije o tarzanu u kojoj je naslovni lik tumacio johnny weissmuller. Media in category tarzan and his mate the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Good work in 1934 despite some obvious lame tricks. Precode tarzan johnny weismuller and maureen osullivan. In the first film, explorer harry holt neil hamilton travels to africa to convince jane to return to london. Tarzan and his mate is a 1934 american action adventure film based on characters created by edgar rice burroughs that was directed by cedric gibbons. But tarzan and his mate is without a doubt one of the best of the series.
This time he brings his womanizing friend marlin arlington. When holt and arlington show jane some of the modern clothes and perfumes they brought from civilization. Tarzan and his mate is the 1934 sequel to tarzan the ape man, starring johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan. It was the third in the metrogoldwynmayer tarzan series to feature johnny weissmuller as the king of the apes. Radnja pokazuje sukob tarzana s harryjem holtom oko groblja slonova film je poznat kao jedan od posljednjih snimljenih prije ustanovljena novog, strogog cenzorskog kodeksa u hollywoodu, odnosno sadrzi scenu u. The previous film, tarzan the ape man, had been a worldwide success so a sequel was the obvious way to progress and seeing as how tarzan and his mate was made just as censorship was beginning to bite they were able to get away with a lot more than the subsequent films in this series. It is ironic that the film considered by many fans of jungle movies, including myself, to be the alltime best. By world war i, safety razors were being supplied to all american soldiers being. Its briskly paced, beautifully photographed, and features a racy swimming sequence that was censored at the time of the movies release.
The films cult status is largely due to osullivan wearing one of the most revealing costumes in screen history at that time. Tarzan and his mate 1934 englishman harry holt neil hamilton joins a friend for an african safari on which they hope to find ivory. In this one, an old suitor of janes, harry holt, has come back to africa. Tarzan escapes is a 1936 tarzan film based on the character created by edgar rice burroughs.
Tarzan and his mate is a 1934 romantic jungle adventure tarzan movie. This double bill featuring tarzan and his mate the sequel to 1932s tarzan, the ape man, starring johnny weissmuller and tarzan finds a son continues the adventures of the ape man beyond the initial relationship he establishes with jane. Tarzan and his mate, 1934, is an action adventure film based on characters created by edgar rice burroughs. In 1934, maureen osullivan shocked movie audiences by appearing completely naked on the big screen. Like its predecessor it is a fun jungle adventure story that seems a little dated, but still provides a lot of entertainment.
Overview of tarzan and his mate, 1934, directed by cedric gibbons, with johnny weissmuller, maureen osullivan, neil hamilton, at turner. Seconds later, a hippo descends into the water and arises bearing tarzan s body across its back. When they find the couple, jane refuses holts overtures. Tarzan and his mate is a 1934 american precode action adventure film based on the tarzan character created by edgar rice burroughs. Directed by cedric gibbons, it was the second in the tarzan film series and starred johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan in 2003, the united states library of congress deemed the film culturally, historically or aesthetically significant and selected it. The idyllic life of tarzan and jane is challenged by men on safari who come seeking ivory, and come seeking jane as well.
Holt also hopes to locate former girlfriend jane parker. While weissmuller still plays a simple minded tarzan there can be no denying the sexual energy between him and maureen o sullivan. In fact, the most famous thing about this was not tarzan, but. 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 osullivan who are well cast. Tarzan and his mate 1934 tarzan escapes 1936 tarzan finds a son. It is considered by many tarzan fans to the best tarzan movie of all time, hands down. Tarzan and his mate je americki igrani film snimljen 1934. It was the second in the tarzan film series to star johnny weissmuller.
Unrated caught between two worlds, a man who was orphaned in. Tarzan johnny weissmuller has been living for the several years with the englishwoman jane parker maureen osullivan, but now janes former fiance, martin arlington paul cavanagh, comes to the jungle hoping to use her to find the legendary elephants graveyardand its fabled treasure of ivory. But then, thats one of the perks of working with films. All that, and you get to see tarzan wrestle a rubber alligator. Background following the success of tarzan the ape man 1932 edgar rice burroughs began negotiations with mgm in march 1932 for future films based on his popular character. Tarzan and his mate trailer directed by cedric gibbons and starring johnny weissmuller, neil hamilton, paul cavanagh, forrester harvey, nathan curry. It is based on the fictional characters and concepts created by edgar rice burroughs. Pg caught between two worlds, a man who was orphaned in the.
Certainly it is the sexiest, with weissmuller and especially osullivan wearing next to nothing for most of the films running time. Adventure movies arent always my cup of tea, but i do have a soft spot for the johnny weissmuller tarzan series. Johnny weissmuller 1904 1984, as tarzan, and maureen osullivan 1911 1998 as jane parker, in a promotional portrait for tarzan and his mate, directed by cedric gibbons, 1934. Harry holt returns to africa to head up a large ivory expedition. This lively and exciting film concentrates more on jane maureen osullivan and how she has adapted to life in the jungle with tarzan johnny weissmuller as. A contract to produce a second tarzan film, with options for another two, was signed the following may. Tarzan and his mate is the second of the johnny weissmuller tarzan films.
Englishman harry holt neil hamilton joins a friend for an african safari on which they hope to find ivory. Tarzan and his mate was the second tarzan movie from mgm and it surpasses the original by far. Tarzan and his mate 1934 is considered the greatest of the weissmuller tarzan films, even better than its predecessor tarzan the ape man 1932. She was swimming naked for almost 4 minutes in tarzan and his mate. It is the second of the six mgm tarzan movies starring johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan. This was no quick flash where you were not certain what you had seen. Holt also hopes to locate former girlfriend jane parker maureen osullivan who lives with her husband, tarzan johnny weissmuller, a white man raised by animals in the jungle. Tarzan and his mate trailer directed by cedric gibbons and starring johnny weissmuller, neil hamilton. Tarzan and his mate is a 1934 american precode action adventure film based on characters created by edgar rice burroughs. Holt also harbors ideas about convincing jane to return to london. In 2003, the united states library of congress deemed the film culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.
See the article in its original context from april 21, 1934, page 0 buy reprints. A tentative oncemust for those who enjoy this nostalgic kind of adventure story or are fans of the tarzan. Released 1934, tarzan and his mate stars johnny weissmuller, maureen osullivan, neil hamilton, paul cavanagh the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min, and received a score of out of 100. The tarzan films with johnny weissmullermaureen osullivan part 1. Caught between two worlds, a man who was orphaned in the african jungle as a baby and raised by apes has grown to rule and to protect the wild beasts, a hero known only as tarzan. Johnny weismuller is back again harry holt returns to africa to head up a large ivory expedition.
Watch tarzan and his mate full movie in hd visit harry holt returns to africa to head up a large ivory expedition. Since burroughs day, tarzan has been played by countless actors in projects. Joseph breen, production code office description of artwork. Tarzan and his mate starts off roughly the same way as the first film, with harry holt neil hamilton readying another safari to trek to the mutia escarpment and the elephants graveyard got get that lovely ivory but this time instead of being partnered with janes father, who died at the end of the last film, he has old school chum martin arlington paul cavanagh to help out, a. When i said yes to subtitling tarzan and his mate 1934, i was never expecting to learn so much about feminism in the 1930s and censorship in hollywood. One response to tarzan and his mate 1934 david csontos, on april 1st, 2019 at 6. Ted allan, maureen o sullivan in tarzan and his mate directed by cedric gibbons and jack conway, 1934 via leave a comment posted in film, maureen o sullivan, photographs, tarzan and his mate, vintage black and white photos tagged 1930s, 1930s cinema, action, actress, adventure, elephants, maureen o sullivan, tarzan and his. It was the second in the tarzan film series to star johnny weissmuller and maureen osullivan. According to wikipedia, the first american safety razor patented was in 1888, and gillete applied for a patent on their disposable blade version in 1901. The current offering, which is hailed as tarzan and his mate, is, if anything, even more fantastic than its. With johnny weissmuller, maureen osullivan, neil hamilton, paul cavanagh.
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