Silly but amusing Tarzan adventure.

**_Weissmuller plays Tarzan for the tenth time at the age of 41_** He would only perform the role two more times before transferring to the similar role of Jungle Jim for sixteen movies from 1948-1955. Maureen O'Sullivan was long gone as Jane, a part she played six times, stating that she was bored with the role and afraid of working with the chimpanzee playing Cheeta (back then we didn’t know how dangerous chimps were, but Maureen trusted her instincts). “Tarzan and His Mate” (1934) was the second one in Weissmuller’s stint and is usually cited as the best in the series, which was also Maureen’s second time playing Jane. It was released just before The Hays Code was implemented and therefore contains surprising nudity. This one came out a dozen years later and is run-of-the-mill by comparison, which isn’t helped by the kid-friendly bits involving Cheeta and Boy. However, when you think about it, Burroughs’ books included Tarzan’s monkey pal Nkima and, eventually, his son Korak. They’re just replaced by Cheeta and Boy in the Weissmuller flicks. While the movie’s plot wasn’t based on Burroughs’ novel Tarzan and the Leopard Men, the leopard men in the movie certainly recall that book. Meanwhile the high priestess of the Leopard cult, Lea, is reminiscent of La, the queen of the lost city of Opar, just with dark hair. Brenda Joyce was the successor to O’Sullivan as Jane and w…

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