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The film being made is "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" (1941) produced by MGM, directed by Richard Thorpe, and starring Johnny Weissmuller and Margaret O'Sullivan. Partly filmed at Wakulla Springs (although O'Sullivan never came to Florida). Some of that footgage was also used in "Tarzan's New York Adventure" (1942)
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African American boy and chimpanzees riding elephants during filming of Tarzan movie. 1940 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/9089>, accessed 10 June 2026.
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African American boy and chimpanzees riding elephants during filming of Tarzan movie. 1940 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/9089>
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