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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

  • Number of Movies: 12
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Featured Cast

  1. Johnny Weissmüller
  2. Johnny Sheffield
  3. Maureen O'Sullivan

    Maureen O'Sullivan

    Jane Parker, Jane

  4. Brenda Joyce
  5. Nancy Kelly

    Nancy Kelly

    Connie Bryce

  6. Neil Hamilton

    Neil Hamilton

    Harry Holt

  7. Frances Gifford
  8. John Buckler

    John Buckler

    Captain Fry

  9. Linda Christian
  10. Henry Stephenson

    Henry Stephenson

    Sir Guy Henderson, the Archeologist, Sir Thomas Lancing

  11. C. Aubrey Smith

    C. Aubrey Smith

    James Parker

  12. Stanley Ridges

    Stanley Ridges

    Colonel Von Reichart

  13. Otto Kruger

    Otto Kruger

    Paul Hendrix

  14. Reginald Owen

    Reginald Owen

    Professor Elliott

Featured Crew

A high priest tries to force a young beauty to marry a pearl trader who is masquerading as the god Balu.

April 5, 1947

A shortage of zoo animals after World War II brings beautiful animal trainer Tanya, her financial backer and her cruel trail boss to the jungle. After negotiating a quota with the native king, they take more animals than allowed. Tarzan intervenes.

February 18, 1946

A tribe devoted to the leopard cult is dedicated to preventing civilization from moving further into Africa.

April 29, 1945

A group of archaeologists asks Tarzan to help them find an ancient city in a hidden valley of women. He refuses, but Boy is tricked into doing the job. The queen of the women asks Tarzan to help them.

December 26, 1943

A letter from Jane, who is nursing British troops, asks Tarzan's help in obtaining a malaria serum extractable from jungle plants. Tarzan and Boy set out across the desert looking for the plants. Along the way they befriend a stranded American lady magician.

January 20, 1943

Zandra, white princess of a lost civilization, comes to Tarzan for help when Nazis invade the jungle with plans to conquer her people and take their wealth. Tarzan, the isolationist, becomes involved after the Nazis shoot at him and capture Boy: "Now Tarzan make war!"

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.

December 1, 1941

A scientific expedition happens to discover that gold exists on Tarzan's escarpment. The villainous Medford and Vandermeer kidnap Jane and Boy to extort from Tarzan the location of the gold.

June 16, 1939

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.

November 6, 1936

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.

April 20, 1934

Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.

April 2, 1932

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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