This is an edited version of the 1935 serial "The New Adventures of Tarzan."This is an edited version of the 1935 serial "The New Adventures of Tarzan."This is an edited version of the 1935 serial "The New Adventures of Tarzan."
Bruce Bennett
- Tarzan
- (archive footage)
- (as Herman Brix)
Frank Baker
- Maj. Martling
- (archive footage)
Ashton Dearholt
- Raglan
- (archive footage)
- (as Don Castello)
Lewis Sargent
- George
- (archive footage)
- (as Lew Sargent)
Jack Mower
- Blade
- (archive footage)
Earl Dwire
- Scientist
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
- Bouchart
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- Edward A. Kull
- Wilbur McGaugh(uncredited)
- Writers
- Charles F. Royal(uncredited)
- Edwin Blum(uncredited)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThis feature is edited from chapters 2-12 of the previously released The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) with a little additional footage.
- GoofsThis film supposedly takes place in Guatemala, Central America, yet footage of African animals such as rhinos and giraffes is shown.
- Alternate versionsThe version shown on Turner Classic Movies is from a later reissue, with the opening credits refilmed to change Brix's billing to his later name, Bruce Bennett. It has also been slightly trimmed to 68 minutes.
- ConnectionsEdited from The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)
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Silly Feature from Serial
Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
In 1935 a serial called THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN was released in 12-chapters but then the producers got cheap and wanted to make some extra cash so they released a feature version of it. Then, three years later, the producers decided to re-edit some more footage and throw this thing out as the second feature taken from that serial. What we basically have here is the second portion of the serial as Tarzan (Herman Brix) travels to various locations trying to track down the Green Goddess and destroy the evil ones doing harm to get it. That's pretty much all the story you need to know or better said it's pretty much the only story I could come up with. It's always hard to judge these features that were trimmed down from serial simply because you're missing so much footage. You certainly can't judge the original serial from just these features. With that said, this here was pretty hard to get through for a number of reasons but the biggest is that it simply never makes any sense. It's clear that this production was trying to stay close to the source material as Tarzan is well spoken and is even able to dress nice. These touches are so fast that you really don't get to know this "other" Tarzan as it doesn't take long for him to be in the loin clothe and swinging around on vines. The performances are all rather bland and the added running time doesn't help. Fans of cheap "C" movies might get a kick out of this but it's probably best looking for the uncut serial.
* 1/2 (out of 4)
In 1935 a serial called THE NEW ADVENTURES OF TARZAN was released in 12-chapters but then the producers got cheap and wanted to make some extra cash so they released a feature version of it. Then, three years later, the producers decided to re-edit some more footage and throw this thing out as the second feature taken from that serial. What we basically have here is the second portion of the serial as Tarzan (Herman Brix) travels to various locations trying to track down the Green Goddess and destroy the evil ones doing harm to get it. That's pretty much all the story you need to know or better said it's pretty much the only story I could come up with. It's always hard to judge these features that were trimmed down from serial simply because you're missing so much footage. You certainly can't judge the original serial from just these features. With that said, this here was pretty hard to get through for a number of reasons but the biggest is that it simply never makes any sense. It's clear that this production was trying to stay close to the source material as Tarzan is well spoken and is even able to dress nice. These touches are so fast that you really don't get to know this "other" Tarzan as it doesn't take long for him to be in the loin clothe and swinging around on vines. The performances are all rather bland and the added running time doesn't help. Fans of cheap "C" movies might get a kick out of this but it's probably best looking for the uncut serial.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Apr 15, 2012
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- Also known as
- Tarzans neueste Abenteuer - 2. Das Geheimnis der grünen Göttin
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) officially released in Canada in English?
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