Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)

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CHEER as Boy and Cheetah outwit Tarzan's captors!

A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.

• Released: 1943-12-26
• Genres: Action, Adventure
• Runtime: 1h 10m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 52 votes

Directed by Wilhelm Thiele.

Top cast

• Johnny Weissmüller as Tarzan
• Nancy Kelly as Connie Bryce
• Johnny Sheffield as Boy
• Otto Kruger as Paul Hendrix
• Joe Sawyer as Karl Straeder
• Lloyd Corrigan as Sheik Abdul El Khim
• Robert Lowery as Prince Selim
• Frank Puglia as Magistrate
• Philip Van Zandt as Kushmet

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Where to watch Tarzan's Desert Mystery

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