Tarzan the Ape Man

1932

ActionAdventure

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.

"Mothered by an ape—he knew only the law of the jungle—to seize what he wanted!"

Rating

6.648
210 votes

Popularity

2.2452

Origin & Countries

US | en | United States of America

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Runtime

100 min.

Status

Released

Release: 4/2/1932

Credits

Tarzan the Ape Man

W.S. Van DykeDirector

Tarzan the Ape Man

Johnny WeissmüllerTarzan

Tarzan the Ape Man

Maureen O'SullivanJane Parker

Tarzan the Ape Man

Neil HamiltonHarry Holt

Tarzan the Ape Man

C. Aubrey SmithJames Parker

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

6/13/2022

7 / 10

By my reckoning, it takes around twenty-three minutes before our intrepid explorers C. Aubrey Smith ("Parker") and his on-screen daughter "Jane" (Maureen O'Sullivan) hear the jungle call of vine-swinging Johnny Weissmuller and the pace of this treasure hunt really starts to get going. Our travellers, alongside Neil Hamilton ("Holt") are in search of the legendary elephant's graveyard - riches beyond the dreams of avarice. Of course this journey through the hitherto unknown wilderness is perilous: lots of treacherous rivers, mountains and beasties - oh yes, lots and lots of hungry beauties. Much of the imagery is back shot (or stock footage) which isn't great, but there is still quite bit of chemistry once the agile and handsome "Tarzan" comes to the screen and kidnaps/rescued (depending on your point of view) the beautiful "Jane" and the stuff of cinema legend is established. The quality of the production struggles a bit 90-odd years later, but the story is a characterful boy meets girl affair with plenty of action, noise and a good bit of loin-cloth clad romance. I imagine that at the time, this may have been the first exposure many people would have had to a jungle scenario and it must have been quite exciting to watch... There are plot holes a-plenty, but I'd suggest that you don't judge it by modern standards (though I'd say it is still better than any of the 1981, 1984 or 2016 iterations). It's a fun adventure story that is there to be enjoyed on face value.

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