Tarzan the Ape Man
“Mothered by an ape—he knew only the law of the jungle—to seize what he wanted!”
1932•NR•1h 40m•6.6•Released
Adventure
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.
Director
W.S. Van Dyke
Writer
Ivor Novello, Cyril Hume
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Jane Parker
Neil Hamilton
Harry Holt
C. Aubrey Smith
James Parker
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Cutten
Forrester Harvey
Beamish
Ray Corrigan
Ape (uncredited)
Ivory Williams
Riano
Johnny Eck
Bird Creature (uncredited)
Recommended
6.4
The Lost City of Z
2017
6.7
Jungle
2017
6.6
The Naked Prey
1965
6.8
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
6.5
Mountains of the Moon
1990
6.4
Lord of the Flies
1990
6.9
Lost Horizon
1937
6.1
Primeval
2007
5.8
The Dogs of War
1980
6
Shout at the Devil
1976
5.8
Prey
2007
6
Paradise
1982
6.6
Mackenna's Gold
1969
6.1
Valhalla Rising
2009
5.9
The 5th Wave
2016
6.1
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970
6.2
Missing Link
1988
5.9
Butcher's Crossing
2023
6.5
Unconquered
1947
6.2
Gold
2022
Similar Movies
3.7
The Mighty Gorga
1969
7.4
Black Panther
2018
5
Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals
1977
6.9
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Endurance: The Story of Ernest Shackleton
2015
Fablehaven
0
7.2
The Bird People in China
1998
7
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
1969
7.8
The Plague Dogs
1982
6.3
Khartoum
1966
6.5
The Black Swan
1942
5.7
Killer Leopard
1954
5.3
Framed
1930
6.4
White Hunter, Black Heart
1990
5.6
Peter Bell
2002
3.5
Diamonds of Kilimandjaro
1983
4.6
Mystery on Monster Island
1981
7.3
The Thief of Bagdad
1924
3.5
Fire on the Amazon
1993
7.1
A Tree of Palme
2002