It was a long three-year wait for audiences who hadn't seen a decent TARZAN adventure since TARZAN ESCAPES. (Other non-Weissmuller-O'Sullivan cheapies had cropped up in the meantime, but the public knew this one would shine above its competitors.) The film has the Tarzan clan growing with
the addition of Sheffield, a 5-year-old orphan. (The Hays Code wouldn't allow Tarzan and Jane to have their own offspring--remember, they weren't married.) It seems that Sheffield's relatives are hoping he's dead so that they can receive a hefty inheritance. When they learn he's living with
Weissmuller and O'Sullivan and practicing survival techniques, they aren't pleased. Eventua...
Released:
1939
Rated:
NR
Length:
90 mins