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Tarzan's New York Adventure
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Directed by Richard Thorpe
Produced by Frederick Stephani
Written by William R. Lipman
Myles Connolly
Starring Johnny Weissmuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Sheffield
Music by David Snell
Cinematography Sidney Wagner
Editing by Gene Ruggiero
Studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by Loew's Inc.
Release date(s) May 1942 (1942-05)
Running time 71 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $707,000
Money made $2,729,000

Tarzan's New York Adventure is an exciting Tarzan movie from 1942. It's an adventure story that starts in the jungle and moves to a big city! This film is based on the famous characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was the sixth and last Tarzan movie made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). In this movie, Johnny Weissmuller plays Tarzan and Maureen O'Sullivan plays Jane. Johnny Sheffield plays their son, Boy. You might even spot Elmo Lincoln, who was the very first actor to play Tarzan, in a small role as a circus worker!

The Story: Tarzan in the Big City

The movie begins in the jungle. Some circus workers are looking for lions for their show. They find Boy and take him away to the United States. They want him to be part of their circus act.

Tarzan, Jane, and their chimpanzee friend Cheeta decide to go after Boy. They travel all the way to New York City to find him. Tarzan eventually finds the circus where Boy is being held.

During a big show, the circus elephants get scared and break free! They cause a lot of damage and chaos at the circus. In all the confusion, Tarzan manages to rescue Boy. After everything settles down, a judge decides that Tarzan and Jane should have full legal care of Boy.

Meet the Cast: Who Played Who?

  • Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
  • Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane
  • Johnny Sheffield as Boy
  • Virginia Grey as Connie Beach
  • Charles Bickford as Buck Rand, the Circus owner
  • Paul Kelly as Jimmie Shields, a Pilot
  • Elmo Lincoln as a Circus Roustabout
  • Chill Wills as Manchester Montford
  • Cy Kendall as Colonel Ralph Sergeant
  • Russell Hicks as Judge Abbotson
  • Jackie the Lion
  • Howard C. Hickman as Blake Norton, Tarzan's Lawyer
  • Charles Lane as Gould Beaton, Sargent's Lawyer
  • Miles Mander as the Portmaster
  • Anne Jeffreys as a Young woman
  • William Forrest as an Inspector at the airport
  • Willie Fung as Sun Lee, the Chinese tailor
  • Marjorie Deanne as a Cigarette girl
  • Eddie Kane as Eddie, the Headwaiter
  • Mantan Moreland as Sam, the Nightclub janitor
  • Dorothy Morris as a Hat check girl

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