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Tarzan Escapes ()

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An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for.
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Tarzan
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Jane
John Buckler ...
Captain Fry
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Rita Parker
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Eric Parker
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Herbert Henry Rawlins
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Bomba
Cheetah ...
Cheetah-A Chimpanzee
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Hostile Native Chief (uncredited)
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Gooney-Bird (uncredited)
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Riverboat Captain (uncredited)

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Richard Thorpe
John Farrow ... (uncredited)
James C. McKay ... (uncredited)
George B. Seitz ... (uncredited)
William A. Wellman ... (uncredited)

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Cyril Hume ... (screen play)
 
Edgar Rice Burroughs ... (based upon the characters created by)
 
Jack Cummings ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
Edwin H. Knopf ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)

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Jack Cummings ... producer (uncredited)
Phil Goldstone ... producer (uncredited)
Bernard H. Hyman ... producer (uncredited)
Sam Zimbalist ... associate producer

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Leonard Smith ... (photographed by)

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W. Donn Hayes ... film editor
Frank Lawrence ... (uncredited)

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Elmer Sheeley

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Edwin B. Willis ... (uncredited)

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James E. Newcom ... art effects (uncredited)

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director
T.B. Hoffman ... sound (uncredited)
Standish J. Lambert ... sound (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin ... sound (uncredited)
Ralph A. Pender ... sound (uncredited)
Ralph Shugart ... sound (uncredited)
Michael Steinore ... sound (uncredited)
R.L. Sterling ... sound (uncredited)
Charles E. Wallace ... sound (uncredited)
Don T. Whitmer ... sound (uncredited)

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A. Arnold Gillespie ... special effects (uncredited)
Tom Tutwiler ... photographic effects (uncredited)

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Norm Taylor ... stunt double (uncredited)

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Bob Gough ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Charles Salerno Jr. ... camera operator (uncredited)
Albert Scheving ... assistant camera (uncredited)

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William Axt ... musical director (uncredited)

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Prince Modupe ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Ernest Wilson ... tutor: Swahili, Mr. Weissmuller (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Jane's cousins Rita and Eric Parker arrive in Africa searching for her. Their uncle has died and has left her half a million pounds provided she agrees to return to civilization. A professional hunter, Captain Fry, quickly agrees to escort them to the escarpment where rumor has it there there lives a great white ape. He's intrigued when told that the great white ape is likely Tarzan and his plan is to capture him and put him on display. When they all find each other, Jane agrees to return to London if only to ensure that her cousins get their late uncle's wealth. Fry manipulates Tarzan into believing that Jane will never return only to trap him. When Jane and the others are taken prisoner by warring tribesmen, it's left to Tarzan to rescue them. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines Never Such Thrills - Excitement - Romance! See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Capture of Tarzan (United States)
  • Tarzan s'évade (France)
  • Tarzans Rache (Germany)
  • La fuga de Tarzán (Spain)
  • Η φυγή του Ταρζάν (Greece)
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  • 89 min
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Budget $1,058,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Maureen O'Sullivan and John Farrow married shortly after the filming was completed. See more »
Goofs Cheeta is listed in the opening credits as playing "Herself," but numerous shots throughout the film show Cheeta with male genitalia. See more »
Movie Connections Edited from Tarzan the Ape Man (1932). See more »
Soundtracks Cannibal Carnival See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Rita: [to Jane] You see, we wanted to take you back to where we thought you belong. "Civilization" I think they call it. But it's not for you. And even if your coming back meant that I'd inherit the world, I couldn't forget the look in Tarzan's eyes when he thought he was going to lose you. Stay here with your jungle flies, and your funny little Cheetah and all the trouble she gets into, and Tarzan. You've got the grandest possessions that any woman can have: peace and comradeship and perfect communion with a man whose whole strength is devoted to making your life beautiful. Don't you ever lose it.
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