Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film)

Tarzan the Ape Man
Theatrical poster
Directed byW. S. Van Dyke
Written byCyril Hume
Based onTarzan of the Apes
1912 magazine
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced byIrving Thalberg
StarringJohnny Weissmuller
Neil Hamilton
Maureen O'Sullivan
C. Aubrey Smith
CinematographyClyde De Vinna
Edited byTom Held
Ben Lewis
Music byGeorge Richelarie
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release dates
  • March 22, 1932 (1932-03-22) (New York City, premiere)
  • April 2, 1932 (1932-04-02) (US)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$652,675
Box office$2.54 million

Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 pre-Code American action adventure film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan and starring Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith and Maureen O'Sullivan. It was Weissmuller's first of 12 Tarzan films. O'Sullivan played Jane in six features between 1932 and 1942.[1] The film is loosely based on Burroughs' 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, with the dialogue written by Ivor Novello. The film was directed by W.S. Van Dyke. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released two remakes of Tarzan, the Ape Man in 1959 and in 1981, but each was a different adaptation of Rice Burroughs' novel. It is also the first appearance of Tarzan's famous yell.

  1. ^ "Feature Film/TV Episode/Video/TV Movie/TV Special/TV Mini-Series/Documentary/Video Game/Short Film, with Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan (Sorted by Year Ascending)". IMDb.