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Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

Movie"Super Story of a Super Man ! The Titan of all Tarzans . . . Giant of all jungle thrills . . . worth the years it took to make !"
Audience Score
61
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NR 1 hr 22 minJun 16th, 1939Action, AdventureTarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection PosterPart of Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection
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.
StarringJohnny WeissmüllerMaureen O'SullivanJohnny Sheffield
DirectorRichard Thorpe

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:June 16th, 1939
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Movie Tags:
orphanjungletarzanchimpanzeejungle boy

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