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Tarzan Escapes
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Writers:
Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
Cyril Hume (screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 November 1936 (USA) more
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Plot:
An expedition seeking to bring Jane back to civilization, and Tarzan into captivity, gets more than it's bargained for. full summary | add synopsis
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The one that got away more (13 total)

Cast

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Johnny Weissmuller ... Tarzan

Maureen O'Sullivan ... Jane Parker
John Buckler ... Captain Fry
Benita Hume ... Rita
William Henry ... Eric
Herbert Mundin ... Rawlins
E.E. Clive ... Masters
Darby Jones ... Bomba
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Capture of Tarzan (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
89 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Footage of the Murchison Falls in Africa, originally shot for Trader Horn (1931), was used in the film. more
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Continuity: When the second carrier sent to bring water is killed, he falls on his chest, with no lance in his body at all. Thereafter, when Capt. Fry and others find him on the ground, he is on his back, with a lance stabbed in his forehead. more
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[first lines]
Riverboat Captain: All right. Tie her up. Make her fast. Pull her in, boys.
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.65)" (2005) more
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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
The one that got away, 12 March 2001
Author: Sarah from Glasgow, UK

Tarzan Escapes is OK, though not a patch on its predecessors, Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) and Tarzan and His Mate (1934). Most interestingly, it was originally shot as Tarzan Returns in 1935, but this film was completely remade, largely because it 'lacked a central plot menace'. Paradoxically, what was cut from Tarzan Returns was its biggest 'plot menace' - a Giant Vampire Bat sequence, set in a swamp, which would have been great! Tarzan Escapes retains the swamp sequence but with giant lizards only and no bats. I've seen stills and production drawings of the prop bats and they were wonderful creations (as ridiculously large as the crocs were in these movies), with flashing red eyes... What a shame that we'll never get to see this version!

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