Tarzan Finds a Son!

Tarzan Finds a Son!

Super Story of a Super Man ! The Titan of all Tarzans . . . Giant of all jungle thrills . . . worth the years it took to make !

NR 1939 · 82 min · ★ 6.1 · Action, Adventure

A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.

Directed by Richard Thorpe · Written by Cyril Hume

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Johnny Weissmüller Tarzan
Maureen O'Sullivan Jane Parker
Johnny Sheffield Boy
Ian Hunter Austin Lancing
Henry Stephenson Sir Thomas Lancing
Frieda Inescort Mrs. Lancing
Henry Wilcoxon Mr. 'Sandee' Sande
Laraine Day Mrs. Richard Lancing
Morton Lowry Richard Lancing
Gavin Muir Pilot (uncredited)

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