Tarzan the Ape Man

Tarzan the Ape Man

Year: 1932

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: W.S. Van Dyke

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Raised by apes and bound by jungle law, Tarzan seeks his desires. In Africa, explorer James Parker and his partner Harry Holt hunt for the elephant burial grounds that promise ivory riches. Parker’s daughter Jane joins them, is seized by Tarzan and his ape friends, then returns to her father's expedition and questions abandoning Tarzan.

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