Tarzan the Ape Man

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Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 adventure film that introduced Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller in his iconic role as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ jungle hero Tarzan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn Tarzan character by Edgar Rice Burroughs NERFINISHED
Tarzan stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs NERFINISHED
blackAndWhite true
characterPortrayed Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan NERFINISHED
Maureen O’Sullivan as Jane Parker NERFINISHED
cinematographer Clyde De Vinna NERFINISHED
Harold Rosson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director W. S. Van Dyke NERFINISHED
distributor Loew’s Inc. (theatrical, US) NERFINISHED
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editor Tom Held NERFINISHED
era Pre-Code Hollywood film
genre adventure film
romance film
hasSequel Tarzan and His Mate NERFINISHED
hasSubject jungle adventure
romance between Tarzan and Jane
introducedRole Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan NERFINISHED
language English
leadActor Johnny Weissmuller NERFINISHED
leadActress Maureen O’Sullivan NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Jane Parker NERFINISHED
Tarzan NERFINISHED
MPAARating Passed (pre-Code era)
musicBy William Axt NERFINISHED
notableFor establishing Johnny Weissmuller’s iconic screen portrayal of Tarzan
first feature film appearance of Johnny Weissmuller
originalLanguage English
partOf Tarzan film series NERFINISHED
producer Bernard H. Hyman NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1932-03-25
releaseYear 1932
runtimeMinutes 100
screenwriter Ivor Novello NERFINISHED
James Kevin McGuinness NERFINISHED
setting African jungle
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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W. S. Van Dyke directed Tarzan the Ape Man
The Great Movie Ride featuresSceneFrom Tarzan the Ape Man
Cyril Hume notableWork Tarzan the Ape Man
Johnny Weissmuller notableWork Tarzan the Ape Man
W. S. Van Dyke notableWork Tarzan the Ape Man
Cyril Hume wroteScreenplayFor Tarzan the Ape Man