Tarzan Triumphs - WOW. Tarzan Triumphs is a 1. Tarzan fights the Nazis. Johnny Weismuller had portrayed the popular Edgar Rice Burroughs character in six films with Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer, but this was his first with the producer Sol Lesser at RKO Pictures. Weismuller was reunited with two of his three co- stars from several of the earlier films, Johnny Sheffield and Cheeta, but Maureen O'Sullivan was unable to reprise her role as Jane because the franchise switched from MGM to RKO, and O'Sullivan was an MGM contract player. A small force of German paratroopers lands and takes over the lost city of . Tarzan continually ignores the requests for help from the helpless and enslaved Palandrians, saying, . The film's final scene has Cheeta speaking into the defeated Germans' short wave radio to call Berlin; the Germans mistake Cheeta for Adolf Hitler. Cast. Production. The U. S. State Department informed Sol Lesser that a Tarzan film would be an ideal way to spread the message of democracy's battle against Fascism to the American public. The film was the highest grossing of Lesser's Tarzan films. This use of non- blacks as natives continued for several other Tarzan films in the 1. Reception. The film made a profit of $2. Characters: Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters) PRODUCTION CREDITS Director: William Thiel Writers: Carroll Young (story) ~ Roy Chanslor& Carroll Young (screenplay) Producer: Sol Lesser. Tarzan (Character) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more. IMDb Movies, TV & Showtimes MOVIES In Theaters Showtimes & Tickets Latest Trailers Coming Soon Release Calendar. Edgar Rice Burroughs created world wide famous characters such as Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars. Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzana, CA. The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan and John Carter of Mars as well as a Universe of others. Facebook Email or Phone Password Forgot account? Edgar Rice Burroughs is renowned for his many novels of fantastic adventure. Unquestionably his best known creation is that of the jungle hero.
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