| Tarzan Escapes | |
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 Tarzan Escapes movie poster |
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| Directed by | Richard Thorpe John Farrow (uncredited) James C. For the historian and biographer see D R Thorpe. Richard Thorpe ( February 24, 1896 - May 1, 1991 John Farrow ( February 10, 1904 – January 28, 1963) was an award-winning film director producer and screenwriter McKay (uncredited) George B. Seitz William A. Wellman |
| Written by | Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters) Cyril Hume (screenplay) |
| Starring | Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan John Buckler Benita Hume |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | November 6, 1936 |
| Running time | 89 min. George Brackett Seitz ( January 3, 1888 &ndash July 8, 1944) was a Playwright, Screenwriter, Film William Augustus Wellman (29 February &ndash19 December) was an American Movie director, noted for directing the film which received the first Academy Award Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning Maureen Paula O’Sullivan ( 17 May, 1911 &ndash 23 June, 1998) was an Irish actress considered Ireland Benita Hume ( 14 October, 1906 &ndash 1 November, 1967) was an English film actress born in London. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,058,000 (estimated) |
| Preceded by | Tarzan and His Mate |
| Followed by | Tarzan Finds a Son! |
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Tarzan Escapes is a Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Tarzan and His Mate ( 1934) is a Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan Finds a Son! ( 1939) is a Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan is a Fictional character, an archetypal Feral child raised in the African jungle by Apes who later returns to civilization only to Edgar Rice Burroughs ( September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author best known for his creation of the jungle hero It was the third in the MGM Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the "King of the Apes". Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning
Plot
Captain Fry (John Buckler), a hunter, attempts to take Tarzan to civilization so he can be put on public display. Meanwhile, Jane's two cousins Eric and Rita are with Fry and tell Jane about a fortune she had left for her back in their world. Tarzan is eventually caged but manages to escape with the help of elephants and Cheeta. This article is about a famous chimpanzee For the species of big cat, see Cheetah. He then forces Fry to again walk through a dangerous part of the jungle where Fry gets killed by hungry lizards.
Actor notes
- This was the final film of John Buckler who played Captain Fry. He died in a road accident along with his father Hugh Buckler (also an actor) on October 30, 1936, just one week before the film was released.
- Herbert Mundin who played comic-relief character Rawlins also died in a road accident in 1939 three years after Buckler. Herbert Mundin (1898 – 1939 was an English -born Hollywood Character actor.
Trivia
A scene, which took a week to shoot, featuring Tarzan fighting vampire bats was cut from the final film after test audiences found the scenes too intense. The first director James C. McKay shot many of the "gruesome" scenes, but he was replaced by John Farrow in 1936 who re-shot much of the film. John Farrow ( February 10, 1904 – January 28, 1963) was an award-winning film director producer and screenwriter Richard Thorpe would finally get credit for directing the film.
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