March 19th, 2017 -- by Bacchus
Nude Swim Scene Cut From 1934 Tarzan Movie
In 1934, this athletic nude swimming scene appeared in at least some versions of Tarzan and His Mate, prior to all the versions being ordered censored by the Hayes Commission:
My favorite part is where Maureen O’Sullivan says “Darling, you’re very… {bubbling noises}“.
According to the YouTube post:
The scene was banned by the Hayes commission in 1934 for indecency. It was not restored to the film until the 1990’s when Turner Classics bought the film rights. Maureen O’Sullivan, aka “Jane”, (Mia Farrow’s mother) was a good swimmer but not THAT good. She had a body double who, along with Weismuller, was an Olympic swimmer in her own right.
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The actress doubling for Maureen was Josephine McKim.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_and_His_Mate
And it’s worth noting that Josephine McKim was an Olympic medalist in swimming in her own right.
Also she appeared as a “mermaid” in Bride of Frankenstein (1935). How awesome is that?
Many years ago I bought the DVD box set of Tarzan just to have access to this censored scene.
As always, Faustus, you are a wild man when it comes to your film. ;-)
I always did enjoy the old Tarzan movies… in my early adolescent imagination Tarzan and Jane got up to quite a lot… I’m not disappointed in this clip… quite hot.