Tarzan and His Mate 1934

Me Tarzan, You Jane - are quite naked...

The altered film clip as well as all the animations were created
by Sixsticks.  His AlteredSlates are used with permission. Thank you
Steve for your very creative and generous contributions ;)

This infamous nude swimming scene in this pre-code film, alternate footage
was shot of Jane in various stages of dress, ranging from totally nude to fully
covered. According to film historian Rudy Behlmer: "From all evidence,

three versions of the sequence eventually went out to separate territories during

the film's initial release. One with Jane clothed in her jungle loin cloth outfit,
one with her topless, and one with her in the nude."

Maureen O'Sullivan did not play the naked Jane in the alternate footage; she
was doubled by Olympic swimmer Josephine McKim, who competed in the
1928 games with Johnny Weissmuller. A version with alternate footage with
Jane swimming nude or topless was restored in 1986,  by Turner Entertainment

for its video release. Like other Tarzan/Weissmuller films, the elephants were

Indian and not African. Large ears and tusks were fitted onto the animals

in an attempt to make them look authentic. Tarzan rides a rhinoceros
in one scene,  a first for film.
The rhino, named Mary, was imported from the Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg,
Germany. Weismuller did the scene him self, sustaining only minor
scrapes to sensitive places fromMary's rough hide.
Read more about both versions of this movie on Wikipedia.

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