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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Tarzan of the Apes
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The Return of Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Edgar Rice Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| character |
Harry Holt
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James Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Harold Rosson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | W. S. Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Tom Held NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jane
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Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Culver City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
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romance ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Tarzan and His Mate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
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Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Axt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first appearance of Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
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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
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Ivor Novello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialFranchise | Tarzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
C. Aubrey Smith
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Doris Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Weissmuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen O'Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Tarzan the Ape Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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