Tarzan's Desert Mystery

The Second World War served as a very effective source of plot for *Tarzan Triumphs!*, a 1943 film and the seventh instalment of the Tarzan series starring Johnny Weissmuller. The still-ongoing conflict was exploited again a few months later in its sequel, *Tarzan’s Desert Mystery*, directed by William Thiele. The plot begins with Tarzan (played by Weissmuller) and his adopted son, Boy (played by Johnny Sheffield),…