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Tarzan, the Ape Man (1932)

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Reviews Counted: 13

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Average Rating: 7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's 1914 novel, this film marked the beginning of the famous Tarzan series starring Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weismuller, who would go on to play the Ape Man in 11 subsequent films and remains the... Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's 1914 novel, this film marked the beginning of the famous Tarzan series starring Olympic swimming champion Johnny Weismuller, who would go on to play the Ape Man in 11 subsequent films and remains the physical embodiment of the famous hero to this day. While the depiction of the King of the Jungle as an ignorant savage differs somewhat from the intelligent hero of the novels by Burroughs, Weismuller's Tarzan is visually gripping, performing his own stunts as he wrestles and defeats wild beasts in hand-to-claw combat. Maureen O'Sullivan's Jane Parker will prove as irresistible to the civilized modern viewer as she is to the untamed psyche of Tarzan. Featuring some 1930s footage from the jungles of Africa, this tale of the origin and early life of the Ape Man is a classic. [More]

Starring: Johnny Weismuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith

Starring: Johnny Weismuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, C. Aubrey Smith

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

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Very vine, er...fine Weismuller, his first, with sexy O'Sullivan Jane.

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First and rawest of the Weismuller Tarzans

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The first feature-length talking version of the Tarzan series, and the best in the series.

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The first Weismuller Tarzan and still one of the best.

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'Tarzan the Ape Man is one helluva action film ... contrasting civilization with the wild and criticizing human greed without being overly preachy'

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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) is the first feature-length talking (sound) version of the Tarzan series [Tarzan films stretch into the silent film era back to 1918].

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