Tarzan the Ape Man
“Mothered by an ape—he knew only the law of the jungle—to seize what he wanted!”
1932 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by 
W.S. Van Dyke
W.S. Van DykeCast
Cast not recorded here
Plot
Explorers on an African expedition in search of the elephant graveyard meet Tarzan and fall in with his jungle life.
Sinekatalog’s take
W.S. Van Dyke's adventure, with Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan, is the pre-Code start of the classic series.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (9,069 votes)
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