ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

wes-connors Another "iron bird" flies over the area of Africa ruled by jungle king Johnny Weissmuller (as Tarzan), and soon the idyllic paradise is crawling with Nazis. Curiously, only after cute Johnny Sheffield (as Boy) is kidnapped by Hitler's oil and mineral colonel Stanley Ridges (as Von Reichart) does Mr. Weissmuller actually declare WAR. Weissmuller gets a rare chance to "act" in this scene. Of course, "Tarzan Triumphs" over Nazis. With "Jane" (out of the picture) visiting London relatives, new home studio RKO brought in beautifully shaped Frances Gifford (as Zandra) to fill the space, which she does well. Former studio MGM would not surrender the original "Tarzan" yell, and the movies at RKO were noticeable downsized while Weissmuller's waistline grew. This entry is very silly. Appropriately, "Cheeta" the chimp gets the last laugh.**** Tarzan Triumphs (1/20/43) Wilhelm Thiele ~ Johnny Weissmuller, Johnny Sheffield, Frances Gifford, Stanley Ridges

Petri Pelkonen Tarzan has to make war against The Third Reich, when the Nazis enter the jungle looking for some mineral resources of the lost city of Palandria.The white princess Zandra manages to escape and asks Tarzan to help the enslaved people of her city.He refuses at first, but then Boy gets kidnapped.Tarzan Triumphs (1943) is directed by Wilhelm Thiele.This film was made after U.S. State Department contacted the producer to tell him that a Tarzan film was an ideal way to spread the message of democracy's battle against Fascism to the American public.Johnny Weissmuller portrays the character once again famously.Weissmuller had portrayed the character six times with MGM, but this was his first one with the producer Sol Lesser at RKO pictures.Johnny Sheffield reprises his role as Boy.And naturally Cheetah is there.Jane is missing, since she is visiting her sick mother in England.Maureen O'Sullivan was unable to reprise her role due to her pregnancy.A couple of pictures later Brenda Joyce, who sadly passed away last month, took the part.The beautiful Frances Gifford plays Zandra.There is something going on between Tarzan and Zandra, that seems almost romantic, like when they're swimming together.But of course Tarzan couldn't cheat on Jane.Stanley Ridges plays Colonel Von Reichart.Sig Ruman is the somewhat comical Nazi Sergeant.Philip Van Zandt portrays Captain Bausch.This Tarzan movie is a great adventure flick that has a darker tone.Of course we all know what kind of damage The Third Reich caused back then, and now Tarzan gets to have his own battle against them.He shows them who the king of the jungle is.It's all very thrilling when Cheetah is chased by a Nazi and Boy is being captured.Cheetah brings some light comedy into the picture.In one funny scene he steals a fruit from smaller monkeys, and he gets thrown by a fruit by them on his face.And in the end he speaks to the Nazis in Berlin through the radio, and they believe it's Hitler that speaks.It should be an offense to Cheetah to be mistaken for such a man.This is a great Tarzan film that has a message.And that message is: In jungle, strong always win.

estabansmythe Tarzan Triumphs is one of the best of the series. Part of the credit goes to its cast. Boris Karloff to put part of a gangster's brain into Stanley Ridges head in Black Friday in 1940, three years before he starred in this killer Tarzan entry as a classically dastardly Nazi. Francis Gifford (as Zandra) is a genuine babe. Wow! And of course, Johnny Weissmuller is your perfect Tarzan. However, in a brilliant bit of casting, it must be noted that the real star of this epic is ... Cheetah as Cheetah. Thank God, they didn't use Ray Corrigan and his fabled gorilla suit!Heretofore unbeknown to most of us, it's quite apparent from seeing Tarzan Triumphs that Cheetah really has an axe to grind against the evil Nazi's, who invade central Africa and take over Zandra-ville. When Cheetah gets word of this, he goes ... ape! Tarzan unwisely gets himself captured. Brilliant! Ungowa, indeed! This leaves one one man, er, monkey for the job of saving not only Tarzan, but Zandra, her entire town and, for that matter, the whole of central Africa: you got it...Cheetah.In reality, this film gives us all sorts of talents we didn't know Cheetah possessed prior to this film. For instance, who know that Cheetah was deadly with a Browning water-cooled machine gun? I didn't. Deciding to take matters into his own little hands, Cheetah blows up a Nazi machine gun next or two atop a tower in town. Then he goes to work. Geez, in a matter of a couple minutes, he kills thousands of Nazis. Who knows, maybe tens of thousands? That darned monkey killed millions of Nazi's and what was his reward? The Congressional Medal of Honor? No. The Silver Star? Uh-uh. Zandra? Sorry, even though he was dumb enough to get captured, Tarzan got her. No, Cheetah didn't get diddley squat. Not even a ding-dang banana. Where were the Oscar voters back then? To show his frustration (probably at not getting babacious Zandra), he did a couple back flips, everyone laughed - and the movie ended. By all means, don't miss Cheetah, star of Tarzan Triumphs...oh yeah, and Johnny Weissmuller and Francis Gifford (yee ha!).

Space_Mafune This is the most unpleasant Weissmuller Tarzan film I've ever seen. There's simply too much pro-war rhetoric, too much violence and killing and nowhere near enough fun. Fun is what one expects from the Tarzan films of this era, not war propaganda. Still can't deny the ending scene with Cheetah is unforgettable.