Tarzan's Secret Treasure

1941 Tarzan film directed by Richard Thorpe

December 1, 1941 (1941-12-01)

Running time

81 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
Unidentified African language^[1]

Tarzan's Secret Treasure is a 1941 Tarzan film directed by Richard Thorpe. Based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, it is the fifth in the MGM Tarzan series to star Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan.^[2] Original prints of the film were processed in sepiatone.^[3]

The next film in the series would be Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942), the last in the series to feature Maureen O'Sullivan, and the last before the series moved to RKO.^[4]

Plot

An expedition team arrives on Tarzan's escarpment. By chance, the two villainous members Medford and Vandermeer find out that there is plenty of gold on the escarpment. They kidnap Jane and Boy in order to make Tarzan show them the location of the gold. After Tarzan complies, Medford shoots him and mistakenly presumes he is dead. Soon the group is captured by natives, whereupon Tarzan comes to their rescue.

Cast

Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Parker
Johnny Sheffield as Boy (as John Sheffield)
Reginald Owen as Professor Elliott
Barry Fitzgerald as O'Doul
Tom Conway as Medford
Philip Dorn as Vandermeer
Cordell Hickman as Tumbo
Johnny Eck as Bird (uncredited)
Everett Brown as Native (uncredited)

References

^ P. Nochimson, Martha (July 5, 2010). Screen Couple Chemistry: The Power of 2. University of Texas Press. p. 336. ISBN 978-0292788008.
^ Fury, David (1994). Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 89–94. ISBN 0-89950-771-9. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
^ Griffin, Scott Tracy (August 2, 2016). Tarzan on film. Titan Books. p. 66. ISBN 978-0857685681.
^ "Turner Classic Movies article".

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarzan's Secret Treasure.

Wikiquote has quotations related to Tarzan's Secret Treasure.

Tarzan's Secret Treasure at IMDb
Tarzan's Secret Treasure at the TCM Movie Database
Tarzan's Secret Treasure at AllMovie
Tarzan's Secret Treasure at the American Film Institute Catalog
Tarzan's Secret Treasure history at ERBzine.com

Films directed by Richard Thorpe

Films

Fast and Fearless (1924)
Battling Buddy (1924)
Bringin' Home the Bacon (1924)
Thundering Romance (1924)
Rough Ridin' (1924)
Double Action Daniels (1925)
Full Speed (1925)
Gold and Grit (1925)
Galloping On (1925)
The Desert Demon (1925)
A Streak of Luck (1925)
The Saddle Cyclone (1925)
Fast Fightin' (1925)
On the Go (1925)
Double Daring (1926)
The Bonanza Buckaroo (1926)
Deuce High (1926)
The Twin Triggers (1926)
College Days (1926)
The Bandit Buster (1926)
The Dangerous Dub (1926)
Rawhide (1926)
Twisted Triggers (1926)
Josselyn's Wife (1926)
The Meddlin' Stranger (1927)
The First Night (1927)
The Obligin' Buckaroo (1927)
Ride 'em High (1927)
The Galloping Gobs (1927)
The Desert of the Lost (1927)
Tearin' Into Trouble (1927)
The Ridin' Rowdy (1927)
Roarin' Broncs (1927)
White Pebbles (1927)
Skedaddle Gold (1927)
The Cyclone Cowboy (1927)
Pals in Peril (1927)
The Soda Water Cowboy (1927)
The Ballyhoo Buster (1928)
The Flyin' Buckaroo (1928)
The Cowboy Cavalier (1928)
The Valley of Hunted Men (1928)
Saddle Mates (1928)
Desperate Courage (1928)
Border Romance (1929)
The Utah Kid (1930)
The Dude Wrangler (1930)
Wings of Adventure (1930)
Under Montana Skies (1930)
The Thoroughbred (1930)
Grief Street (1931)
The Lawless Woman (1931)
Murder at Dawn (1931)
Forgotten Women (1931)
The Devil Plays (1931)
Neck and Neck (1931)
Forgotten (1931)
Beauty Parlor (1932)
Escapade (1932)
Forbidden Company (1932)
Cross-Examination (1932)
The King Murder (1932)
The Midnight Lady (1932)
Probation (1932)
Slightly Married (1932)
The Secrets of Wu Sin (1932)
Thrill of Youth (1932)
Women Won't Tell (1932)
A Man of Sentiment (1933)
Murder on the Campus (1933)
Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)
Love Is Dangerous (1933)
City Park (1934)
Stolen Sweets (1934)
Green Eyes (1934)
Cheating Cheaters (1934)
Secret of the Chateau (1934)
The Quitter (1934)
Strange Wives (1934)
Last of the Pagans (1935)
The Voice of Bugle Ann (1936)
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Dangerous Number (1937)
Night Must Fall (1937)
Double Wedding (1937)
Man-Proof (1938)
Love Is a Headache (1938)
The First Hundred Years (1938)
The Toy Wife (1938)
The Crowd Roars (1938)
Three Loves Has Nancy (1939)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
20 Mule Team (1940)
Wyoming (1940)
The Bad Man (1941)
Barnacle Bill (1941)
Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941)
Apache Trail (1942)
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
White Cargo (1942)
Three Hearts for Julia (1943)
Above Suspicion (1943)
Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Thrill of a Romance (1945)
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)
Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945)
Fiesta (1947)
This Time for Keeps (1947)
On an Island with You (1948)
A Date with Judy (1948)
The Sun Comes Up (1949)
Big Jack (1949)
Challenge to Lassie (1949)
Malaya (1949)
Black Hand (1950)
Three Little Words (1950)
Vengeance Valley (1951)
The Great Caruso (1951)
The Unknown Man (1951)
It's a Big Country (1952)
Carbine Williams (1952)
Ivanhoe (1952)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1952)
The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
Knights of the Round Table (1954)
The Student Prince (1954)
Athena (1954)
The Prodigal (1955)
The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955)
Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)
Jailhouse Rock (1957)
The House of the Seven Hawks (1959)
Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
The Tartars (1961)
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
The Horizontal Lieutenant (1962)
Follow the Boys (1963)
Fun in Acapulco (1963)
The Golden Head (1964)
The Truth About Spring (1965)
That Funny Feeling (1965)
The Last Challenge (1967)
The Scorpio Letters (1967)

Serials

Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Literature

Edgar Rice Burroughs' official canon	Tarzan of the Apes (1912) The Return of Tarzan (1913) The Beasts of Tarzan (1914) The Son of Tarzan (1915) Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916) Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919) Tarzan the Untamed (1920) Tarzan the Terrible (1921) Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23) Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28) Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29) Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30) Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31) Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32) Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932) Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34) Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33) Tarzan's Quest (1935/36) Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938) Tarzan the Magnificent (1939) Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947) Tarzan and the Madman (1964) Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
Related works	The Eternal Lover (1925) The Mad King (1926) Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963) Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)
Licensed works	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) Hadon of Ancient Opar (1974) Bunduki (1975) Flight to Opar (1976) Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996) The Dark Heart of Time (1999) The Adventures of Tarzan (1921/2006) Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy (2011) Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don (2015) Tarzan on the Precipice (2016) King Kong vs. Tarzan (2016) Tarzan Trilogy (2016) Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege (2017)

Films

Silent films

Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
The Revenge of Tarzan (1920)
The Son of Tarzan (1920)
The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

1930s theatrical films

MGM/RKO film series

Johnny Weissmuller	Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) Tarzan and His Mate (1934) Tarzan Escapes (1936) Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) Tarzan Triumphs (1943) Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Lex Barker	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)
Gordon Scott	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 Magnificent (1960)
Jock Mahoney	Tarzan Goes to India (1962) Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
Mike Henry	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) Tarzan and the Great River (1967) Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
Remakes	Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959) Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)