Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943)

Johnny Weissmuller: Tarzan

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• Boy : [reading Jane's letter]  My darlings, I can't begin to tell you how much I miss you both, and how happy I will be when this horrible war is over and I can come home to you again.

  Tarzan : Tarzan happy too.

  Boy : [continues reading]  Many of the soldiers in the hospital where I am working have just been brought home from Burma. And in addition to their wounds are suffering from jungle fever. Would be wonderful if you could send me some of the fever medicine which cured Boy when he was so ill, for I'm certain that it would help our soldiers, too. You'd do this for me, won't you Tarzan?

  Tarzan : Tarzan get. Read more.

  [Boy scans letter to find instructions from Jane to not allow Boy to go with Tarzan into the desert] 

  Tarzan : Read more! Boy, read more!

  Boy : Now, let's see. Where was I? Just a... just a... Oh! Here I am!

  [crosses fingers behind his back] 

  Boy : Because the trip will take several days, you must not think of leaving Boy and Cheeta this time. The great desert will be very educational for them.

  Tarzan : Jane say Tarzan take Boy?

  Boy : That's right, Tarzan.

• Boy : Well Tarzan, what are we waiting for?

  Tarzan : Boy and Cheeta go back to escarpment now.

  Boy : Aw Tarzan, be a sport. We wanna help you get the fever medicine.

  Tarzan : Jane asks Tarzan to get fever medicine. Boy stay home.

  Boy : Well Tarzan, I don't remember reading anything like that in Jane's letter.

  Tarzan : Then Boy read letter again.

  [hands letter to Boy] 

  Boy : Well, let's see.

  [pretends to read] 

  Boy : Of course you must not think of leaving Boy and Cheeta this time. The great desert will be very educational for them.

  Tarzan : Boy read letter like Jane say?

  Boy : Certainly, Tarzan. Just like Jane say.

  Tarzan : Why Boy lie?

  Boy : I had my fingers crossed!

  [sees that Tarzan is not amused] 

  Boy : It's lonesome on the escarpment without you, Tarzan.

  [Tarzan is still not moved] 

  Boy : Alright. Come Cheeta! Goodbye Tarzan. Hurry home!

  [starts to walk away] 

  Tarzan : Boy wait! Tarzan take!

• Boy : [to Connie]  You oughta see our house in the jungle. It's really peaceful.

  Tarzan : Boy wish he were home, eh?

  Boy : Well, uh... Why don't you come and live with us, Connie?

  Connie Bryce : Oh! Listen, you better not tempt me.

  [Cheeta dances for joy] 

  Boy : Cheeta says yes. What do you say, Tarzan?

  Tarzan : Connie used to big cities. Connie get lonesome here soon.

  Connie Bryce : I've been lonesome all my life.

  [Uncomfortable with the conversation, Tarzan leaves] 

  Connie Bryce : What's the matter, Boy? Did I say something to upset him?

  Boy : It's alright, Connie. But you see, Tarzan's lonesome, too. For Jane.

  Connie Bryce : Oh. Is that the girl you mentioned in your prayers? Is she your mother?

  [Boy nods] 

  Connie Bryce : You both must love her very much.

  Boy : Of course we do.

  Connie Bryce : Gee, she's a lucky girl.

  Boy : Tarzan and I are the lucky ones.

• Tarzan : Desert no good place. Jungle much safer than desert.

• Tarzan : Boy stay home.

  Boy : But, Tarzan, Jane always said travel is *very* broadening.

• Tarzan : Girl all right?

  Connie Bryce : Oh course, I'm all right, you - you fugitive from a sideshow!

• Tarzan : Girl still mad.

  Boy : I've never seen Jane act like that.

  Tarzan : Jane smart. Jane know Tarzan too long. Don't get mad.

• Connie Bryce : This is gonna make up for all that sand I swallowed. Boy, am I relaxed.

  Tarzan : Good to rest after struggle.

  Connie Bryce : Good? It's heavenly!

• Tarzan : No touch flowers. Dangerous!

• Connie Bryce : What is it, Tarzan?

  Tarzan : Men near. Come!

• Tarzan : Aah-eeh-ah-eeh-aaaaaah-eeh-ah-eeh-aaaaah!

• Tarzan : Boy wait, Tarzan take.

  Boy : Ah, Tarzan.