Movie
Tarzan Escapes
Overview
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.
Details
- Release date
- 1936-11-06
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Genres
- Action, 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
- John Buckler as Captain Fry
- Benita Hume as Rita Parker
- William Henry as Eric Parker
- Herbert Mundin as Rawlins
- E. E. Clive as Masters
- Darby Jones as Bomba
- Everett Brown as Hostile Native Chief
Crew
- Richard Thorpe - Director
- Cyril Hume - Screenplay
- Edgar Rice Burroughs - Characters
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