646f9e108c With Jane away in England on a visit, Tarzan and Boy are on their own. Boy gets himself into a spot of trouble but is rescued by the beautiful Zandra, a princess from the secluded city of Palandra. When Nazi paratroopers invade the city in search of its mineral wealth, she seeks Tarzan&#39;s help. He sees no reason to help her or her enslaved peoplethe Nazis have not caused him any trouble. When they kidnap Boy however, he swings into action. Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: &quot;Now Tarzan make war!&quot; Tarzan Triumphs (1943) <br/><br/>*** (out of 4) <br/><br/>War propaganda 101Nazi&#39;s take over a lost city but Tarzan shows up to kick their ass. This probably should have been called Triumph of Tarzan&#39;s Will but the politically incorrect humor works just fine for this film. The story is pretty stupid and the German bashing stuff might not go over well today but the film remains a lot of fun due in large part to the animals. Cheetah and the various other monkeys really steal the show herethey&#39;re giving a lot of fun things including the one scene where Cheetah steals a bunch of food from three monkeys. Weissmuller is in great form again and Frances Gifford is entertainingwell. There&#39;s plenty of nice humor (if politically incorrect) and the action is great. This first RKO Tarzan ranks right up there with the best from MGM, although it does get a little long winded at the end. Tarzan Triumphs marks the Edgar Rice Burroughs character moving from the premier studio of Hollywood MGM, to the more economical RKO. The results certainly show in this film.<br/><br/>In 1943 the eternal jungle man joins the fight against the Nazis when paratroopers descend on an isolated city called Palandria. What Rommel was doing wasting valuable troops over there, mystifies me, it certainly wasn&#39;t anywhere near the North African theater, but the Fuehrer must have had a plan.<br/><br/>The Nazis of course behave in their usual brutal manner and that&#39;s enough to bring Tarzan to the aid of the occupied city. Especially since Frances Gifford makes it a personal request. With Jane gone to aid the Allied cause I guess Tarzan&#39;s feeling a little antsy.<br/><br/>It&#39;s real dated World War II propaganda, but Tarzan Triumphs is still a lot of fun.
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