Movie
Tarzan the Ape Man
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1932-03-22
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Adventure
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Johnny Weissmüller as Tarzan
- Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Parker
- Neil Hamilton as Harry Holt
- C. Aubrey Smith as James Parker
- Doris Lloyd as Mrs. Cutten
- Forrester Harvey as Beamish
- Ray Corrigan as Ape (uncredited)
- Ivory Williams as Riano
- Johnny Eck as Bird Creature (uncredited)
Crew
- W.S. Van Dyke - Director
- Ivor Novello - Writer
- Cyril Hume - Writer
- Edgar Rice Burroughs - Characters
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