
Tarzan and His Mate(1934)
Harry Holt returns to Africa with his friend Martin Arlington to head up a large ivory expedition.


“Mothered by an ape—he knew only the law of the jungle—to seize what he wanted!”
James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.

Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan

Maureen O'Sullivan
Jane Parker

Neil Hamilton
Harry Holt

C. Aubrey Smith
James Parker

Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Cutten

Forrester Harvey
Beamish

Ray Corrigan
Ape (uncredited)
Ivory Williams
Riano

Johnny Eck
Bird Creature (uncredited)
Tarzan the Ape Man is a action, adventure film released in 1932 exploring themes of based on novel or book, africa, expedition, hippopotamus, tarzan, jungle. Directed by W.S. Van Dyke, it stars Johnny Weissmüller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Neil Hamilton. James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.
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