“Tarzan’s New York Adventure” (1942) starring Johnny Weismuller / Z-View

Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942)

Director:  Richard Thorpe

Screenplay: William R. Lipman, Myles Connolly based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Stars: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Howard Hickman, Charles Lane, Matthew Boulton, Mantan Mooreland, Elmo Lincoln and Chill Wills.

Tagline: IMAGINE THE THRILLS OF THE JUNGLE SUPERMAN TURNED LOOSE IN NEW-YORK!

The Plot…

Tarzan (Weissmuller), along with Jane (O’Sullivan) must travel out of the jungle to New York City in an effort to save Boy (Sheffield) who was kidnapped by crooked circus owners.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Tarzan’s New York Adventure is Johnny Weissmuller’s 6th outing as the Lord of the Jungle.  He would make at total of 12 Tarzan movies.  This was Maureen O’Sullivan’s last outing as Jane.

Tarzan’s New York Adventure was one of the most profitable MGM Tarzan movies, but it was also the last one produced by MGM.  The series would continue at other studios.

Elmo Lincoln who played the movie’s first Tarzan (back in 1919) appears in a cameo as a circus roustabout.  Mantan Mooreland also has a cameo has a nightclub janitor.

This was one of my favorite Tarzan movies when I was a kid.  I loved the idea of Tarzan making his way through the concrete jungle.  I especially remember his rooftop escape, climbing skyscrapers, swinging from one building to another using a flagpole rope and of course the daring dive off the Brooklyn Bridge.

Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942) earns 3 of 5 stars.