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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Movie"Mothered by an ape—he knew only the law of the jungle—to seize what he wanted!"
Audience Score
66
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NR 1 hr 40 minApr 2nd, 1932Action, AdventureTarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection PosterPart of Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection
James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.
StarringJohnny WeissmüllerMaureen O'SullivanNeil Hamilton
DirectorW.S. Van Dyke
WritersCyril HumeIvor Novello

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 2nd, 1932
Movie Budget:$652,675
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Irving Thalberg
Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookpre-codeafricajungleexpeditiontarzanchimpanzeehippopotamusstampedeape man

Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection

Tarzan is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer