Silver Screen Icons: Tarzan Starring Johnny Weissmuller Volume 1

Tarzan, The Ape Man (1932)

Venturing into the dark depths of the African wilds, a scientific expedition searching for the Elephants' Graveyard instead encounters Edgar Rice Burroughs’ untamed Lord of the Apes, Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), who literally sweeps Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan ) off her feet and into his treetop lair. When a tribe of violent dwarfs (and not the Happy, Sneezy, Bashful kind) kidnaps her group, Jane calls on Tarzan for help. With C. Aubrey Smith, Ray Corrigan. 99 min. BW/Rtg: NR.

Tarzan And His Mate (1934)

Jungle lord Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) returns in a hair-raising adventure, the second installment in the MGM series. The Ape Man and his British gal-pal, Jane, see their exotic lifestyle threatened by the arrival of Jane's ex-beau and his ivory-hunting pal. This restored version features Maureen O'Sullivan's long-unseen revealing swimming scene. With Neil Hamilton, Paul Cavanagh. 91 min. BW/Rtg: NR.

Tarzan Escapes (1936)

Action-packed Ape Man outing with Tarzan encountering stampedes and ferocious wild animals while tracking down his beloved Jane, who has been captured by hunters. Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Buckler, Benita Hume, Cheeta the Chimp, and Johnny Eck as Gooney-Bird star. 95 min. BW/Rtg: NR.

Tarzan Finds A Son! (1939)

Well, the Hollywood censors wouldn't let Tarzan and Jane (Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan) have a child out of wedlock, so the jungle-dwelling pair rescue an orphaned 5-year-old from a plane crash and protect him from greedy relatives after his inheritance. Fourth entry in MGM's Tarzan series also stars Ian Hunter, Laraine Day, and Johnny Sheffield as the ingeniously named "Boy." 82 min. BW/Rtg: NR.

Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish.