this be an attempt and by both author edgar rice burroughs and filmmaker and at an arabian tarzan of the ape . but and this desert set film show none of the majesty present in burroughs more successful jungle adventure . the focus be on the love between handsome english noble jon hall ( a el lion chatham ) and exotic arab beauty kathleen burke ( a princess eulilah ) and with revenge happen to coincide with their urge to merge . the opening state that and although guilty of conduct unbecoming and the lad mother be live but and she never re enters the picture . unfortunately and the lion man have deteriorate and and be look like it miss footage . the lion man ( 1936 ) john p. mccarthy ~ jon hall and kathleen burke and ted adam .