Tarzan's New York Adventure

"You never saw anything like it!"

1942 1h 11m EN

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Synopsis

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Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.

“You never saw anything like it!”

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Cast

Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Jane
Johnny Sheffield
Boy
Virginia Grey
Connie Beach
Charles Bickford
Buck Rand
Paul Kelly
Jimmie Shields
Chill Wills
Manchester Montford
Cy Kendall
Col. Ralph Sergeant

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Thorpe
Writers: Myles Connolly, Myles Connolly, William R. Lipman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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84 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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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Snell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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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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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You never saw anything like it!".

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The take

Richard Thorpe directs. Sidney Wagner behind the camera. David Snell scores. Gene Ruggiero cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
284 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Richard Thorpe, shot by Sidney Wagner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Snell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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: "You never saw anything like it!".
9IMDB entry: tt0035419 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sidney Wagner
Original score: David Snell
Editing: Gene Ruggiero
Runtime: 71 min · 1h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

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