Tarzan the Ape Man / Tarzan Escapes

Tarzan the Ape Man / Tarzan Escapes (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
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Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
207 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1932 - 1936 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
W.S. Van Dyke
Richard Thorpe

Written By:
Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
Cyril Hume (screenplay)

Actors:
Johnny Weissmuller ..... Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan ..... Jane Parker
Neil Hamilton ..... Harry Holt
C. Aubrey Smith ..... James Parker
Doris Lloyd ..... Mrs. Cutten
Forrester Harvey ..... Beamish
Ivory Williams ..... Riano
Maureen O'Sullivan ..... Jane
John Buckler ..... Capt. Fry
Benita Hume ..... Rita Parker
William Henry ..... Eric Parker
Herbert Mundin ..... Jiggs Rawlins (Fry's accomplice)
E.E. Clive ..... Masters
Darby Jones ..... Bomba

Synopsis:

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) A trader and his daughter set off in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants in deepest Africa, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes.
Tarzan Escapes (1936) An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for.

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
When Jane Parker unexpectedly arrives in Africa to visit her father, she also finds herself accompanying him and hunter Harry Holt on an expedition to a mysterious escarpment to find the legendary elephants graveyard and its treasure of ivory. Having reached the escarpment, they see a strange white man living in the trees like an ape. He promptly kidnaps Jane but means her no harm and he eventually sets her free, but not before her father and Holt kill one of the apes. When local tribesmen take Jane and her father prisoner, Tarzan comes to their rescue and causes a stampede through the native village. Jane is taken the mysterious ape man but she also feels it necessary to support her father, as she is all she has left in the world. In the end, she opts to make her life with Tarzan.

Tarzan Escapes (1936)

Jane's cousins Rita and Eric Parker arrive in Africa searching for her. Their uncle has died and has left her half a million pounds provided she agrees to return to civilization. A professional hunter, Captain Fry, quickly agrees to escort them to the escarpment where rumor has it there there lives a great white ape. He's intrigued when told that the great white ape is likely Tarzan and his plan is to capture him and put him on display. When they all find each other, Jane agrees to return to London if only to ensure that her cousins get their late uncle's wealth. Fry manipulates Tarzan into believing that Jane will never return only to trap him. When Jane and the others are taken prisoner by warring tribesmen, it's left to Tarzan to rescue them.

Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
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 young daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Harry is obviously attracted to Jane and he does his best to help protect her from all the dangers that they experience in the jungle. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends first abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan. After the expedition is captured by a tribe of violent dwarfs, Jane sends Cheetah to bring Tarzan to rescue them...
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
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.

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