Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film)
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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) is a classic pre-Code adventure movie that introduced Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan and helped establish the character’s enduring cinematic legacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5584855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) Context triple: [C. Aubrey Smith, notableWork, Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film)]
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The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 action-adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic jungle hero as he returns to the Congo to confront a deadly conspiracy.
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B.
Tarzan films
Tarzan films are a long-running series of adventure movies centered on the jungle-dwelling hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, known for their exotic settings, vine-swinging action, and portrayals of the “noble savage” archetype.
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Tarzan Goes to India
Tarzan Goes to India is a 1962 adventure film in the Tarzan franchise, featuring the jungle hero’s exploits in India and directed by John Guillermin.
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Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) is a 1981 adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle hero largely from Jane’s perspective, noted for its eroticized tone and controversial reception.
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E.
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional jungle hero, raised by apes and known for his extraordinary strength, agility, and deep connection to the natural world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) Target entity description: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) is a classic pre-Code adventure movie that introduced Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan and helped establish the character’s enduring cinematic legacy.
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A.
The Legend of Tarzan
The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 action-adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic jungle hero as he returns to the Congo to confront a deadly conspiracy.
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B.
Tarzan films
Tarzan films are a long-running series of adventure movies centered on the jungle-dwelling hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, known for their exotic settings, vine-swinging action, and portrayals of the “noble savage” archetype.
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C.
Tarzan Goes to India
Tarzan Goes to India is a 1962 adventure film in the Tarzan franchise, featuring the jungle hero’s exploits in India and directed by John Guillermin.
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D.
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981 film) is a 1981 adventure film that reimagines Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle hero largely from Jane’s perspective, noted for its eroticized tone and controversial reception.
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E.
Tarzan
Tarzan is a fictional jungle hero, raised by apes and known for his extraordinary strength, agility, and deep connection to the natural world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tarzan of the Apes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Return of Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Edgar Rice Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Harry Holt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | W. S. Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Held NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Culver City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Tarzan and His Mate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
ⓘ
Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first appearance of Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
ⓘ
first appearance of Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane in the Tarzan series ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Tarzan film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalJungleSetting | African jungle ⓘ |
| producer | Bernard H. Hyman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1932-03-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Cyril Hume
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialFranchise | Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
C. Aubrey Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doris Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Weissmuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen O'Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Tarzan the Ape Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) Description of subject: Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film) is a classic pre-Code adventure movie that introduced Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan and helped establish the character’s enduring cinematic legacy.
Referenced by (3)
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