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Tarzan Escapes
1936 89 min United States of America 12+
★6.7
Action, Adventure
Director: Richard Thorpe, John Farrow, James C. McKay
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Description
White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.
Starring
Johnny Weissmuller
Actor
Maureen O'Sullivan
Actor
John Buckler
Actor
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination total
Key opinion
Tarzan Escapes is widely regarded as a quintessential installment of the Weissmuller series, benefiting from strong casting and impressive adventure sequences. While it succeeds as a classic jungle spectacle, the production suffers from a disjointed narrative flow due to its troubled, multi-director history.
| Acting | Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O'Sullivan provide definitive performances that ground the film's adventure. | |
| Cinematography | The jungle set pieces, particularly the crocodile and lion attacks, set a high bar for visual realism in period adventure films. | |
| Adaptation | The film effectively captures the spirit of Edgar Rice Burroughs' original vision, remaining the gold standard for source material fidelity. | |
| Direction | The narrative structure feels fragmented and uneven, a result of the production cycle shifting between three different directors. | |
| Pacing | The overall tempo is subject to debate, as some viewers praise its dynamic energy while others find the narrative progression less compelling than its predecessors. |