Tarzan Finds a Son!

"Super Story of a Super Man ! The Titan of all Tarzans . . . Giant of all jungle thrills . . . worth the years it took to make !"

1939 1h 22m EN

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Synopsis

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A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.

“Super Story of a Super Man ! The Titan of all Tarzans . . . Giant of all jungle thrills . . . worth the years it took to make !”

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Cast

Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Jane Parker
Johnny Sheffield
Boy
Ian Hunter
Austin Lancing
Henry Stephenson
Sir Thomas Lancing
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Lancing
Henry Wilcoxon
Mr. 'Sandee' Sande
Laraine Day
Mrs. Richard Lancing

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

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ERA

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87 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 Gene Ruggiero 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 Johnny Sheffield carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Super Story of a Super Man ! The Titan of all Tarzans . . . Giant of all jungle thrills . . . worth the years it took to make !".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

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

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
287 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 Gene Ruggiero 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 Johnny Sheffield carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Super Story of a Super Man ! The Titan of all Tarzans . . . Giant of all jungle thrills . . . worth the years it took to make !".
9IMDB entry: tt0032007 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Leonard Smith
Editing: Gene Ruggiero
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

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