Tarzan Finds a Son!

Jun 16, 1939

1h 22m

★ 6.1

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

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Tarzan Finds a Son! Trailers

Cast

Tarzan

Johnny Weissmüller

Jane Parker

Maureen O'Sullivan

Boy

Johnny Sheffield

Austin Lancing

Ian Hunter

Sir Thomas Lancing

Henry Stephenson

Mrs. Lancing

Frieda Inescort

Mr. 'Sandee' Sande

Henry Wilcoxon

Mrs. Richard Lancing

Laraine Day

Richard Lancing

Morton Lowry

Pilot (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

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