the very human elephants always seem on the verge of sitting down for a nice, quiet game of chess; yet the picture has a strange sort of power that overcomes the total lack of logic.” Dennis Schwartz from Ozus' World Movie Reviews gives the film a grade A−, calling it the best of the series. In his review, Schwartz praised the film's action sequences, 'brisk' pacing, and cinematography. Kim Newman from Empire Online rates the film three out of five stars, calling it "Engaging and surprisingly sexy and raw for its time with luscious production values." Leonard Maltin gives the restored version of the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, praising it as an “Opulent, action-packed entry co-directed by MGM's famed art director Gibbons, and notable for pre-Code sexual candor and a distinct lack of clothes.“ On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Tarzan and His Mate holds an approval rating of 100%, based on 14 reviews, and an average rating of 7.41/10. Legacy The film was nominated for American Film Institute's 2002 AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions list. In 2003, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry. References External links ERBzine Silver Screen: Tarzan and His Mate 1934 films 1930s fantasy adventure films 1930s English-language films American fantasy adventure films American black-and-white films American sequel films Films about animal cruelty Films about elephants Films about lions Films directed by Cedric Gibbons Films shot in Los Angeles County, California Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Obscenity controversies in film Tarzan films United States National Film Registry films 1930s American films