{"id":27221,"date":"2012-09-11T15:02:09","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T22:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27221"},"modified":"2021-02-04T10:14:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T17:14:38","slug":"tarzan-and-his-mate-1934","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27221","title":{"rendered":"Tarzan and His Mate (1934)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s a bit fantastic, isn&#8217;t it? A well-bred English girl, living in the treetops with a glorified native apeman.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-27223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn Englishman (Neil Hamilton) and his friend (Paul Cavanagh) venture into the African jungle in search of an elephant burial ground, hoping to entice Jane (Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan) to leave her new life with Tarzan the Ape Man (Johnny Weissmuller) and return to &#8220;civilization&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Africa<\/li>\n<li>Cross-Cultural Romance<\/li>\n<li>Jungles<\/li>\n<li>Maureen O\u2019Sullivan Films<\/li>\n<li>Primates<\/li>\n<li>Tarzan Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAlong with many other critics, Peary argues that this &#8220;second&#8230; of the Johnny Weissmuller-Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan Tarzan series&#8221; (a sequel to 1932&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=19440\"><em>Tarzan, the Ape Man<\/em><\/a>) is the &#8220;best&#8221;. He notes that while &#8220;in future films, which were meant for family audiences, Tarzan becomes increasingly civilized and domesticated&#8221;, in &#8220;this adult film it is the lady, Jane, who reverts to her primitive nature and goes native&#8221;. He points out that while the movie &#8220;has a lot of action&#8221; (much of it quite exciting), the reason for its &#8220;cult status is that beautiful O&#8217;Sullivan wears one of the most revealing costumes in screen history: a tiny halter top and a loincloth that leave her thighs and hips exposed and little to the imagination&#8221;. Indeed, it&#8217;s rather stunning how much overt sensuality this pre-Code film manages to get away with, given that Jane (or her body double) &#8220;swims nude with Tarzan, is constantly pawed by him, sleeps in the nude, &#8230; [is] stranded in the jungle without clothes on &#8230; and is seen nude in silhouette when dressing in a well-lit tent&#8221;. Refreshingly, however, O&#8217;Sullivan&#8217;s character is not just sexy, but strong and independent &#8212; while Tarzan does rescue her time and again, in other ways she holds her own quite nicely, most notably in a climactic final scene involving fierce lions. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> In his review of this film for his <em>Cult Movies<\/em> book, Peary points out its similarities with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=16943\"><em>Bird of Paradise<\/em> (1932)<\/a>, starring Dolores del Rio (married to Cedric Gibbons, who directed at least part of <em>Tarzan and His Mate<\/em>). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan as Jane<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-OSullivan.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-OSullivan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-OSullivan.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-OSullivan-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-OSullivan-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plenty of astonishing pre-Code sensuality<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Outfit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Outfit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Outfit.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Outfit-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Outfit-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Shadow.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Shadow.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Shadow.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Shadow-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Shadow-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Romance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Romance.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Romance-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Romance-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Naked-Swimming.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Naked-Swimming.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Naked-Swimming.png 528w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Naked-Swimming-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Tarzan-and-His-Mate-Naked-Swimming-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as the most infamous (and enjoyable) of the Tarzan\/Jane films. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0025862\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1934\/04\/21\/archives\/tarzan-and-his-mate.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifilm.org\/musing411.html\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=2379&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/tarz2.html\">Film Site Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/fantasy\/tarzan&#038;hismate.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2958\/tarzan-and-his-mate#articles-reviews?articleId=76281\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a bit fantastic, isn&#8217;t it? A well-bred English girl, living in the treetops with a glorified native apeman.&#8221; Synopsis: An Englishman (Neil Hamilton) and his friend (Paul Cavanagh) venture into the African jungle in search of an elephant burial ground, hoping to entice Jane (Maureen O&#8217;Sullivan) to leave her new life with Tarzan the Ape Man (Johnny Weissmuller) and return to &#8220;civilization&#8221;. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Africa Cross-Cultural Romance Jungles Maureen O\u2019Sullivan Films Primates Tarzan Films Response to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=27221\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27221"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68569,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27221\/revisions\/68569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}