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Tarzan's New York Adventure

Tarzan's New York Adventure

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Tarzan's New York Adventure

"You never saw anything like it!"

1942

1h 11m

6.4(100 votes)

Action

Adventure

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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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Johnny Weissmüller

Johnny Weissmüller

Tarzan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Maureen O'Sullivan

Jane

Johnny Sheffield

Johnny Sheffield

Boy

Virginia Grey

Virginia Grey

Connie Beach

Charles Bickford

Charles Bickford

Buck Rand

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Jimmie Shields

Chill Wills

Chill Wills

Manchester Montford

Cy Kendall

Cy Kendall

Col. Ralph Sergeant

Russell Hicks

Russell Hicks

Judge Abbotson

Howard Hickman

Howard Hickman

Tarzan's Lawyer Blake Norton

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Thorpe
Written by: Myles Connolly
William R. Lipman
Produced by: Frederick Stephani

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