Tarzan Escapes

"It's New! It's amazing! 2 years to produce!"

1936 1h 29m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 140

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Synopsis

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White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.

“It's New! It's amazing! 2 years to produce!”

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Cast

Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Jane
John Buckler
Captain Fry
Benita Hume
Rita Parker
William Henry
Eric Parker
Herbert Mundin
Rawlins
E. E. Clive
Masters
Darby Jones
Bomba

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Thorpe
Writers: Cyril Hume
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Thorpe, shot by Leonard Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor W. Donn Hayes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Johnny Weissmüller and Maureen O'Sullivan and John Buckler carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "It's New! It's amazing! 2 years to produce!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Richard Thorpe directs. Leonard Smith behind the camera. W. Donn Hayes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
290 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Richard Thorpe, shot by Leonard Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor W. Donn Hayes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Johnny Weissmüller and Maureen O'Sullivan and John Buckler carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's New! It's amazing! 2 years to produce!".
9IMDB entry: tt0028345 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "elephant", "africa", "chimpanzee", "tree house".

The technical file

Cinematography: Leonard Smith
Editing: W. Donn Hayes
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Tarzan Escapes (1936)

Part of

Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection

Tarzan is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer