Tarzan the Ape Man

Tarzan the Ape Man

6.6IMDb Score
Released:1932-03-22
Genre:Adventure
Duration:100 min
Director:W.S. Van Dyke
Actors:Johnny Weissmüller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith, Doris Lloyd
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

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 daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.

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