Tarzan and His Mate (1934) | |
| Director(s) | Cedric Gibbons, Jack Conway (uncredited), James C. McKay (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Bernard H. Hyman |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Pre-Code Cinema, Sequels |
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Tarzan and His Mate Overview:
Tarzan and His Mate (1934) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by James C. McKay and Cedric Gibbons and produced by Bernard H. Hyman.
Tarzan and His Mate was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2003.
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Tarzan and His Mate (1934, Cedric Gibbons)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 21, 2015 From The Stop ButtonFor a film called Tarzan and His Mate, Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan doesn’t get much to do. He spends the film rescuing Maureen O’Sullivan (which is one of the more frustrating aspects of the film–she doesn’t exhibit any jungle survival skills until the finale) from a va... Read full article
Tarzan Thursday – Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
By Bernardo Villela on May 23, 2013 From The Movie RatIntroduction Last year the character of Tarzan celebrated his 100th year in print. A serialized version of the story first appeared in 1912. A hardcover collection of Tarzan of the Apes first appeared in 1914. Being in the middle of the Tarzan centennial period it?s an opportune time to (re)visit ma... Read full article
Tarzan and His Mate
By Beatrice on Mar 25, 2013 From Flickers in TimeTarzan and His Mate Directed by Cedric Gibbons 1934/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Second viewing Jane Parker: Good morning, I love you. You never forget, do you, Tarzan? Tarzan: Never forget… I love you. Jane’s (Maureen O’Sullivan) ex-fiancee Harry Holt returns to Africa in sea... Read full article
Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
By Angela on Nov 5, 2011 From Hollywood RevueAbout a year after the events of Tarzan the Ape Man, Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton) returns to the African jungle with Martin Arlington to go back to the elephant graveyard to gather some ivory. But Harry isn’t just hoping to go home with some ivory. He’s still in love with Jane (Maureen O... Read full article
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Quotes from
Jane Parker: Good morning, I love you. You never forget, do you, Tarzan?
Tarzan: Never forget... I love you.
Jane Parker: Love who?
Tarzan: Love you.
Jane Parker: Love who?
Tarzan: Love Jane.
Jane Parker: Love... my...
Tarzan: Love my... wife. My wife!
Jane Parker: I belong with him.
Jane Parker: The best weapon a woman has is a man's imagination.
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Facts about
Cedric Gibbons was replaced as director due to other duties as the head of MGM's art department. He was officially replaced by Jack Conway. Maureen O'Sullivan recalled that the actual direction was carried out by James C. McKay (uncredited as director), who was only billed as the animal director. Betty Roth (wife of animal supervisor Louis Roth) doubled for O'Sullivan for some close-up lion scenes at the end of filming due to O'Sullivan's absence for an appendectomy.
The only appearance of the two-piece Jane costume, subsequently replaced by a long one-piece costume in all the sequels due to pressure from the Hays Office as they felt it was too revealing.
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