Summary
Tarzan the ape man: A trader and his daughter set off into deepest Africa in search of the fabled graveyard of the elephants, only to encounter a wild man raised by apes.Tarzan escapes: An expedition seeking to bring Tarzan into captivity and Jane back to civilization meets with opposition.
Tarzan and his mate: Tarzan and Jane's idyllic life is challenged by men on safari who come seeking both ivory and Jane.
Tarzan finds a son!: When a plane crashes in the jungle leaving a baby boy as the lone survivor, Tarzan and Jane adopt him, but five years later a search party comes looking for the child who is the heir to a fortune worth millions.
Contents
Tarzan the ape man / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; adaptation by Cyril Hume ; dialogue by Ivor Novello ; directed by W.S. Van Dyke (99 min.)Tarzan escapes / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; directed by Richard Thorpe (95 min.)
Tarzan and his mate / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screenplay by James Kevin McGuinness ; adaptation by Howard Emmett Rogers and Leon Gordon ; directed by Cedric Gibbons ; produced by Bernard H. Hyman (105 min.)
Tarzan finds a son! / a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; screenplay by Cyril Hume ; directed by Richard Thorpe ; produced by Sam Zimbalist (82 min.).
Additional Information
| Series | Greatest classic films collection. |
| Subjects |
Tarzan
-- (Fictitious character)
-- Drama.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama. Families -- Drama. Jungles -- Africa -- Drama. Airplane crash survival -- Drama. Orphans -- Drama. Inheritance and succession -- Drama. Africa -- Drama. Action and adventure films. Feature films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Burbank, CA :Warner Home Video,2011 |
| Edition | Standard version, Full screen. |
| Other Titles | Tarzan the ape man (Motion picture) Tarzan escapes (Motion picture) Tarzan and his mate (Motion picture) Tarzan finds a son! (Motion picture) |
| Contributors |
Weissmuller, Johnny,
1904-1984. Hamilton, Neil, 1899-1984. Smith, C. Aubrey (Charles Aubrey), 1863-1948. O'Sullivan, Maureen, 1911-1998. Sheffield, Johnny, 1931-2010. Hunter, Ian, 1900-1975. Stephenson, Henry, 1871-1956. Inescort, Frieda, 1901-1976. Wilcoxon, Henry, 1905-1984. Day, Laraine, 1920-2007. Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950. Hume, Cyril, 1900-1966. Novello, Ivor, 1893-1951. Van Dyke, W. S. Thorpe, Richard, 1896-1991. McGuinnes, James Kevin, 1893-1950. Rogers, Howard Emmett, 1890-1971. Gordon, Leon, 1884-1960. Gibbons, Cedric, 1895-1960. Hyman, Bernard H., 1895-1942. Zimbalist, Sam. Turner Entertainment Co. Turner Classic Movies (Firm) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Tarzan the ape man: Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith, Maureen O'Sullivan. Tarzan escapes: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan. Tarzan and his mate: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan. Tarzan finds a son!: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Ian Hunter, Henry Stephenson, Frieda Inescort, Henry Wilcoxon, Laraine Day. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish English (all films) and French (Tarzan the ape man, Tarzan escapes) language tracks; with optional English, French, and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as motion pictures in 1932 (Tarzan the ape man), 1934 (Tarzan and his mate), 1936 (Tarzan escapes), and 1939 (Tarzan finds a son!). Based upon the characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1; full screen presentations; dual-layer format; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (381 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9780780674547 0780674545 |
| Other | Classic View |