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Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

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Overview

Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writers:
Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)
Myles Connolly (screenplay)
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Release Date:
May 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure more
Tagline:
In All The World No Thrill Like This! more
Plot:
Tarzan and Jane go to New York to rescue Boy after he is kidnapped into a circus. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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User Comments:
Metro bid "adieu" to the series with this one... more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Johnny Weissmuller ... Tarzan

Maureen O'Sullivan ... Jane Parker
Johnny Sheffield ... Boy
Virginia Grey ... Connie Beach
Charles Bickford ... Buck Rand (circus owner)
Paul Kelly ... Jimmie Shields, Pilot
Chill Wills ... Manchester Montford
Cy Kendall ... Col. Ralph Sergeant
Russell Hicks ... Judge Abbotson
Howard C. Hickman ... Blake Norton, Tarzan's Lawyer (as Howard Hickman)

Charles Lane ... Gould Beaton, Sargent's Lawyer
Miles Mander ... Portmaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matthew Boulton ... Portmaster (scenes deleted)
Wade Boteler ... First Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge ... Messenger with Cablegram (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh ... Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Bailiff (uncredited)
Cheeta ... Cheeta (uncredited)
Ken Christy ... Second Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Inez Cooper ... Young Woman (uncredited)
Marjorie Deanne ... Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson ... Porter (uncredited)
John Dilson ... Court Clerk (uncredited)
William Forrest ... Inspector at Airport (uncredited)
Willie Fung ... Sun Lee, the Chinese Tailor (uncredited)
Anne Jeffreys ... Young Woman (uncredited)
Darby Jones ... Swahili Chief (uncredited)
Eddie Kane ... Eddie, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Paul Kruger ... Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
Eddie Lee ... Sun Lee's Assistant (uncredited)
James B. Leong ... Sun Lee's Measuring Assistant (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln ... Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
George Magrill ... Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
Frank Marlowe ... Second Cab Driver (uncredited)
Patrick McVey ... Policeman (uncredited)
Harry Monty ... (uncredited)
Mantan Moreland ... Sam, the Nightclub Janitor (uncredited)
Dorothy Morris ... Hat Check Girl (uncredited)
Philip Morris ... Bailiff (uncredited)
George Offerman Jr. ... Bellboy (uncredited)
Ted Oliver ... Policeman in Patrol Car (uncredited)
Harry Semels ... Circus Roustabout (uncredited)
William Tannen ... Mike, an Airport Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Circus Roustabout Driving Car (uncredited)
Natalie Thompson ... Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan ... Policeman Telephoning (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon ... Janitor (uncredited)
Dick Wessel ... First Cab Driver (uncredited)
Florence Wright ... Young Woman (uncredited)
Victor Zimmerman ... Policeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Thorpe 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Edgar Rice Burroughs  characters
Myles Connolly  screenplay
Myles Connolly  story
Gordon Kahn  uncredited
William R. Lipman  writer

Produced by
Frederick Stephani .... producer
 
Original Music by
David Snell 
 
Cinematography by
Sidney Wagner 
 
Film Editing by
Gene Ruggiero 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis 
 
Costume Design by
Howard Shoup (gowns) (as Shoup)
 
Production Management
Art Smith .... unit manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dolph Zimmer .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Howard Campbell .... associate art director
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
 
Special Effects by
A. Arnold Gillespie .... special effects (as Arnold Gillespie)
Warren Newcombe .... special effects
 
Stunts
Paul Stader .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Sol Levy .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Vera Van .... singing voice: Virginia Grey, "I'm Through with Love" (uncredited)
 
Other crew
George Emerson .... animal trainer (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tarzan Against the World (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations:
Wakulla Springs, Florida, USA
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was the first film shown free to servicemen overseas. A 16 mm copy was sent to Iceland and shown 10 May 1942. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Tarzan gives the spear to Boy handle up and blade down. When Boy takes it, next shot, it is reversed. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Boy: Cheetah! What is it?
Jane: Cheetah must be seeing things. What is it, Tarzan? What is it?
Tarzan: Uguna. Strange sound in sky. Big. Far off.
Jane: I don't hear anything.
Tarzan: Tarzan hear. Cheetah hear. Elephant hear.
Boy: Now I hear it. Like a great wind coming.
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Movie Connections:
Followed by Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) more
Soundtrack:
Dance of the Hours more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Metro bid "adieu" to the series with this one..., 20 February 2003
Author: leaveitto (thornhill@cbi1.net) from North Cacalac

TNYA is a fun film to enjoy, especially if you are a fan of the series. Metro could make cheap films look expensive because of their wonderful production values. TNYA is no exception. It looks great, even though it's only a 71-minute "B" film. Metro relied heavily on the international market for the TARZAN series, and WW2 had cut most of that off, so Metro cut the budget and let the series go after this film.

Still, as I said earlier, TNYA is a fun movie and is loaded with terrific character performers.

With the change in scenery for Tarzan and family, we can only wonder of what all MGM could have done if things had been different at the time.

And, by the way, a weighted dummy took the dive. There's no way Metro would have permitted Johnny to do the stunt. I'm sure he didn't want to, and besides, none of the principal cast set foot in the Big Apple for the production of this film.

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