Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

100 min · Adventure, Romance Film, action film, adventure film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

W.S. Van Dyke

Cast

Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, Maureen O'Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith, Doris Lloyd, Forrester Harvey, Ivory Williams

The story

James Parker and Harry Holt travel in Africa on a quest for the legendary elephant burial grounds and their ivory. They are joined by Parker's daughter Jane. Holt is attracted to Jane, and tries somewhat ineffectively to protect her from the jungle's dangers.

Catalogue themes and tags

Africa, Berge, Bow, Bows and Arrows, Chimp, Crocodile, Dead Animal, Deadly Blow, Elephant, Flusspferd, Ivory, Javelin, Javelin Thrower, Lion, Loss of Father, Primeval forest, Rifle, River, Tarzan, Telegram, Tod des Geliebten, Tribal Humans, Urwald, Whip, Wildnis, der Tod, Action, Pre-Code, Adventure, Black-and-white

Genres

Adventure, Romance Film, action film, adventure film, drama film

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