USA, 1945
76m, 2078 metres
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono, English
An American fantasy film directed by Kurt Neumann.
Plot Summary
A team of archaeologists seek Tarzan’s help in finding an ancient lost city in a hidden valley of women but he’s reluctant. The archaeologists trick Boy into helping them and it’s soon the turn of the queen of the Amazon Women to seek out Tarzan’s help.
Credits
Crew
Director: Kurt Neumann
Copyright MCMXLV – Champion Productions, Inc.
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Produced by: Sol Lesser
Associate Producer: Kurt Neumann
Screenplay by: John Jacoby and Marjorie L. Pfaelzer
Based upon the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Assistant Director: Scott R. Beal
Photography: Archie Stout
Film Editor: Robert O. Crandall
Music Score by: Paul Sawtell
Sound Technician: Jean L. Speak
RCA Sound System
Wardrobe: Earl Moser
Makeup Artist: Norbert Miles
Production Designer: Phil Paradise
Art Director: Walter Koessler
Interiors: James E. Altwies
Locations: Baldwin Park Lodge, Los Angeles, California, USA; Lone Pine, California, USA; Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, California, USA [all uncredited]
Cast
Johnny Weissmuller (Tarzan)
Brenda Joyce (Jane)
Johnny Sheffield (Boy)
Henry Stephenson (Sir Guy Henderson)
Mme. Maria Ouspenskaya (Amazon Queen)
Barton Maclane (Ballister)
Don Douglas (Anders)
Steven Geray (Brenner)
J.M. Kerrigan (Splivens)
Shirley O’Hara (Athena)
Alternative Titles
Tarzan e as Amazonas – Portugal
Tarzan e le amazzoni – Italy
Tarzan ja amatsonit – Finland
Tarzan och amazonerna – Sweden
Tarzan og amazonerne – Denmark
Tarzan und die Amazonen – Austria, West Germany
Tarzán y las amazonas – Spain
Tarzán y las intrépidas amazonas – Spain
Links
Sequel to
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941)
Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)
Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943)
Tarzan Triumphs (1943)
Sequels
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Tarzan’s Magic Fountain (1949)
Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950)
Tarzan’s Peril (1951)
Tarzan’s Savage Fury (1952)
Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (1955)
Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
Tarzan and the Trappers (1958)
Tarzan’s Fight for Life (1958)
Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure (1959)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
References
Books
- Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography by Alan G. Fetrow p.501
- Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television by David Fury – review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.475 – credits
- The RKO Features by James L. Neibaur p.243 – credits, synopsis
- RKO Radio Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1929-1956 by Michael R. Pitts p.314-316
