1936 film by William A. Wellman, George B. Seitz, John Farrow, Richard Thorpe
Tarzan Escapes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Richard Thorpe John Farrow (uncredited) James C. McKay (uncredited) George B. Seitz William A. Wellman
Screenplay by
Cyril Hume
Based on
Characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by
Bernard H. Hyman Philip Goldstone Jack Cummings
Starring
Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O'Sullivan
Cinematography
Leonard Smith
Edited by
W. Donn Hayes
Music by
William Axt
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by
Loew's, Inc.
Release date
November 6, 1936 (1936-11-06)
Running time
89 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1,000,000[1]
Tarzan Escapes is a 1936 Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was the third in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the "King of the Apes". Previous films were Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) and Tarzan and His Mate (1934), with Jane's bikini-like attire and the famous skinny-dipping sequence.[2] Weissmuller and O'Sullivan starred together in three more Tarzan films, Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939), Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) and Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942).[3]
^"SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Warners Will Start Filming 'Wings Over the Navy' Next Month--Bacon to Direct 3 LOCAL PREMIERES TODAY ' Girl of the Golden West,' With Jeannette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy at Capitol MGM Seeks Return of Tarzan Coast Scripts Of Local Origin". The New York Times. March 24, 1938. p. 21.
^"Tarzan and His Mate (1934) – Jack Conway, Cedric Gibbons | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
^"IMDb: Feature Film/TV Episode/Video/TV Movie/TV Special/TV Mini-Series/Documentary/Video Game/Short Film, with Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan (Sorted by Year Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
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