Tarzan, the Ape Man overview

Tarzan, the Ape Man

Synopsis:

Tarzan, The Ape Man was not only MGM's inaugural "Tarzan" film, but also the first to star former Olympic swimming champ Johnny Weissmuller as The Lord of the Jungle (strange but true: one of the pre-Weissmuller "Tarzan" candidates was Clark Gable!) Utilizing scads of stock footage from MGM's Trader Horn (1931), the film begins with great white hunter James Parker (C. Aubrey Smith) trekking through darkest Africa in search of the legendary Elephant Graveyard. Accompanying Parker is his daughter Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) and her erstwhile beau Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton).


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Movie Details:

  • Director: W.S. Van Dyke
  • Studio: MGM
  • Year: 1932
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • MPAA Rating: NR
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Action, Adventure
  • Filmed in: Available in Colorized Version, B&W