earlytalkie Review of The New Adventures of Tarzan

The New Adventures of Tarzan (II) (1935)

Queen Kia-Kia Looks Like Bargain Basement Mae West

[17 April 2013]

I saw this today for the first time in about 25 years. This is the cut- down, 70-minute version of a 12-chapter serial. I've never seen the complete version. This was filmed by Edgar Rice Burrough's company under harsh conditions in Africa and Guatemala. This is one jungle flick actually filmed in the jungle, and the scenery is lovely. There are l-o-n-g scenic passages. One aerial sequence is accompanied by what sounds like a vacuum cleaner on it's last legs. When we do finally get to the conclusion of the picture, we see glorious Queen Kia-Kia, who looks like Mae West slumming. The scenery, not poor Kia Kia, is pretty to look at, and the comprehensive animal footage is very interesting to see. There are some very good stunts here, and I understand that the filming was a major ordeal for all concerned.