Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)
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- Passed
- 1h 22min
- Action, Adventure
- 16 Jun 1939 (USA)
- Movie
Tarzan finds a boy from a crashed plane and raises him with Jane in the jungle. A search party comes looking for the plane.
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Award:
- 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Johnny Weissmuller | ... |
Tarzan
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Maureen O'Sullivan | ... |
Jane
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Johnny Sheffield | ... |
Boy
(as John Sheffield)
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Ian Hunter | ... |
Austin Lancing
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Henry Stephenson | ... |
Sir Thomas Lancing
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Frieda Inescort | ... |
Mrs. Austin Lancing
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Henry Wilcoxon | ... |
Mr. Sande
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Laraine Day | ... |
Mrs. Richard Lancing
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Morton Lowry | ... |
Mr. Richard Lancing
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Uriah Banks | ... |
Mooloo-Young Native Boy (uncredited)
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Gavin Muir | ... |
Pilot (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Thorpe |
Written by
Cyril Hume | ... | (screen play) |
Edgar Rice Burroughs | ... | (based upon the characters created by) |
Produced by
Sam Zimbalist | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
Leonard Smith | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
Gene Ruggiero | ... | film editor |
Frank Sullivan | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dolph Zimmer | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Urie McCleary | ... | associate art director |
Glen Barnes | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Will Williams | ... | movie poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Stunts
Harry Monty | ... | stunt double: Johnny Sheffield (uncredited) |
Paul Stader | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Delos Jewkes | ... | voice double: Tarzan's yell (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated) (presents)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- City Film (1939) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1993) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc) (in "The Tarzan Collection")
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1979) (Finland) (tv)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Silver Springs, Florida (underwater scenes photographed at)
- The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus (elephants for stampede provided by)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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.
Written by Ed Stephan |
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Taglines | Super Story of a Super Man ! The Titan of all Tarzans . . . Giant of all jungle thrills . . . worth the years it took to make ! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $4,551,840 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Tarzan had to find a son, because censors would not allow Jane to become pregnant since she and Tarzan were not legally married. See more » |
Goofs | At the climax when Boy is being chased by a lion, sudden position changes in the leaves in the background bushes show the progress of the traveling split screen from right to left, used so that both could be in frame without any danger. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from Tarzan and His Mate (1934). See more » |
Soundtracks | Cannibal Carnival See more » |
Quotes |
Jane:
What's the matter? Tarzan: People! See more » |