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Tarzan's New York Adventure

1942 · 71 min

A breezy, good-natured jungle-meets-city romp with playful fish-out-of-water comedy and simple, wholesome adventure.

Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genres
Action, Adventure
Tagline
You never saw anything like it!
Overview
Circus owner Buck Rand kidnaps Boy to perform in his show. He forces a pilot to fly him, Boy and his animal trainer out of the jungle. Tarzan and Jane follow them to New York.

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Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genres
Action, Adventure
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • justice
  • identity
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour5
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

In this series

Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection

  1. Tarzan the Ape ManMovie · 1932
  2. Tarzan and His MateMovie · 1934
  3. Tarzan EscapesMovie · 1936
  4. Tarzan Finds a Son!Movie · 1939
  5. Tarzan's Secret TreasureMovie · 1941
  6. Tarzan's New York AdventureMovie · 1942 This title
  7. Tarzan's Desert MysteryMovie · 1943
  8. Tarzan and the AmazonsMovie · 1945
  9. Tarzan and the Leopard WomanMovie · 1946
  10. Tarzan and the HuntressMovie · 1947
  11. Tarzan and the MermaidsMovie · 1948

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Genres
action, adventure
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Written by
Myles Connolly, William R. Lipman
Starring
Johnny Weissmüller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Virginia Grey, Charles Bickford, Paul Kelly, Chill Wills, Cy Kendall
Music
David Snell
Cinematography
Sidney Wagner
Runtime
71 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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