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Tarzan's New York Adventure

  • 19421942
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.3K
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Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
  • Action
  • Adventure
Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus.Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus.Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
3.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Richard Thorpe
  • Writers
    • Myles Connolly(screenplay)
    • William R. Lipman(screenplay)
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(based upon the characters created by)
  • Stars
    • Johnny Weissmuller
    • Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Johnny Sheffield
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  • Director
    • Richard Thorpe
  • Writers
    • Myles Connolly(screenplay)
    • William R. Lipman(screenplay)
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(based upon the characters created by)
  • Stars
    • Johnny Weissmuller
    • Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Johnny Sheffield
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    • 30User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
    Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
    Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
    Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
    Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
    Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Sheffield in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
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    Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
    Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, and Johnny Weissmuller in Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
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    Johnny Weissmuller
    Johnny Weissmuller
    • Tarzan
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    Maureen O'Sullivan
    • Jane
    Johnny Sheffield
    Johnny Sheffield
    • Boy
    • (as John Sheffield)
    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
    • Colonel Ralph Sergeant
    Russell Hicks
    Russell Hicks
    • Judge Abbotson
    Howard Hickman
    Howard Hickman
    • Blake Norton
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Gould Beaton
    Miles Mander
    Miles Mander
    • Portmaster
    Matthew Boulton
    Matthew Boulton
    • Portmaster
    • (scenes deleted)
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • First Police Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    Bill Cartledge
    • Messenger with Cablegram
    • (uncredited)
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    Hobart Cavanaugh
    • Hotel Desk Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Eddy Chandler
    Eddy Chandler
    • Bailiff
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Christy
    • Second Police Sergeant
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Thorpe
    • Writers
      • Myles Connolly(screenplay) (from a story by)
      • William R. Lipman(screenplay)
      • Edgar Rice Burroughs(based upon the characters created by)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In the scene where Tarzan jumps off the Brooklyn Bridge, a dummy was slid down cables from a tower into a studio water tank..
    • Goofs
      In the jungle scenes, Tarzan is swinging on trapezes.
    • Quotes

      Tarzan: [in New York City, referring to the taxi's baggage handler] Jaconi tribe. Put clothes on him, too.

    • Connections
      Edited into Brooklyn Bridge (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Maisie Theme
      (uncredited)

      Music by David Snell

      Played during main titles

    User reviews30

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Tarzan Takes Manhattan!
    As MGM knew Maureen O'Sullivan was departing the 'Tarzan' series, and budget and talent constraints were forcing the long-running series out of the studio (RKO would soon be Tarzan's new home), they decided to end things with a bang, clothing Johnny Weissmuller in a double-breasted suit, and setting him loose in New York's concrete jungle. The gamble worked, magnificently!

    The premise is simple; Boy, thinking Tarzan and Jane are dead, after falling into a raging fire during a tribal attack, is whisked away by an evil circus big game hunter (Charles Bickford) in a chartered plane. (How so many planes land safely in the middle of the jungle in these films is never explained...)

    Rescued by Cheetah, Tarzan and Jane hike across Africa, dress in more modern attire (a VERY funny scene!), and fly across the Atlantic to try and retrieve their son.

    The fun begins when the pair reach New York. Tarzan's bemused reaction to a black taxi driver, his takes on radio, indoor plumbing, and nightclubs, are priceless (and were recreated years later in Paul Hogan's wonderful 'Crocodile Dundee'). There are a few slightly offensive racial stereotypes displayed, but considering the period of the film, these are really quite tame.

    A few nagging questions about the series are addressed in this film...'What happens if Boy gets sick?' and 'How is he being educated?', although the biggest question is never addressed...How does a boy with a British 'mother' and an Ape Man 'father' end up with an American accent?

    When the courts fail to return Boy (the jungle couple can't prove legal custody), Tarzan takes matters into his own hands, breaking out of the courthouse, and performing an extraordinary series of rooftop swings, leaps and acrobatics to get to the New Jersey home of the circus, climaxing with a breathtaking 100-foot dive off the Brooklyn Bridge. The sequence is still fabulous, over 50 years after the film was released!

    The film concludes with the almost stereotyped rescue scene, as elephants rescue Tarzan and Boy, yet again! Evil is vanquished, the family is reunited by the court, and the judge is going to catch some really BIG fish when he comes to visit!

    If you're looking for gritty realism, you won't be popping a Tarzan flick into the VCR, anyway, but if you want thrills, laughs, and wonderful escapism, look no further!
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    • Aug 16, 2003

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    • Release date
      • May 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tarzan Against the World
    • Filming locations
      • Wakulla Springs, Florida, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,060,720
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,927,420
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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