Tarzan Escapes (1936) / Z-View
Tarzan Escapes (1936)
Director: Richard Thorpe, John Farrow (uncredited), James C. McKay (uncredited), George B. Seitz (uncredited), William A. Wellman (uncredited)
Screenplay: Cyril Hume based on novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan and John Buckler.
The Pitch: “Let’s make another Tarzan movie.”
Tagline: ” It’s New! It’s amazing! 2 years to produce!”
The Overview: Beware of Spoilers…
Jane’s cousins come to the jungle. Their father has died and Jane is needed to see that the will goes through. Jane agrees to go back to England for a short time and then return to Tarzan in the jungle. Jane’s guide has plans to capture Tarzan and sell him to a sideshow.
Jane starts on her journey. Tarzan is captured. To make things worse a warring tribe is on the way to wipe out the white hunters.
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