when i be a kid it be lex barker time a tarzan . i often hear from old people that johnny weissmuller be tarzan and i wouldn not understand why since i saw a couple of weismuller last film in the character and i think he be sort of out of shape . it wasn not after many year that i come across tarzan and his mate and and then i understood . weismuller be in shape in this picture and have the presence and rugged look the character demand not match yet by other tarzan such a barker and gordon scott and jock mahoney and denny miller and mile okeefe and cristopher lambert . a for this film i be also surprise by the sensual presence of beautiful maureen osullivan a strong and self mind and active and no inhibition woman a jane way ahead of the time in which the film be make ( tarzan push her into a pond naked a she be amuse while one of the explorer kiss her by surprise and though she doesn not kiss him back she sort of let him do for a bit and make no big deal out of it ) while such behavior be unthinkable with the janes to come such a brenda joyce and vanessa brown and virginia huston or dorothy hart and all play sort of too perfect sweet vulnerable woman make it hard to believe they could survive in a hostile place like the african jungle . osullivan character sparkle personality steal the show out of tarzan himself and except of course when it come to action and weismuller take the lead easily while the combination be perfect . another highlight in the movie be cheeta secondary role and not a the main lead like in late tarzan picture where she often save the day . tarzan and his mate stand a a fine product in it genre ( tarzan film ) and perhaps a the best and though i have to admit that i also enjoy tarzan great adventure ( 1959 ) make with a high budget and a strong supporting cast ( and in spite of the just acceptable gordon scott in the leading role with his too perfect all gymnasium physical look that doesn not fit for a rustic ape man ) . good for jane and her mate .