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Tarzan Escapes (1936) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Tarzan Escapes

Movie1936·89 min

Tarzan Escapes

Directed by Richard Thorpe

Action Adventure

A action adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 30%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

130 ratings

About Tarzan Escapes

White hunter Captain Fry tries to take Tarzan back to civilization, caged for public display. He arrives in the jungle with Jane's cousins, Eric and Rita, who want Jane's help in claiming a fortune left her.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: family legacy, freedom rebellion, survival of spirit, early 1900s, action combat, ecological nature, wilderness, international, strangers forced together, romantic partners, action hero, villain protagonist, escape chase, rescue mission

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Details

Director: Richard Thorpe
Language: English

Cast

Johnny Weissmüller, Maureen O'Sullivan, John Buckler

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How Tarzan Escapes Ranks

All movies

Top 30%

1930s movies

Top 53%

Action movies

Top 34%

★Richard Thorpe films#2 of 5

Among the best films we track.

Second-best Richard Thorpe film, behind The Thin Man Goes Home.

the vibe

Tarzan Escapes Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulmoderateeasy to followlight-touchbroadheartfelt

playful

stylized

What it's about

escape chaserescue missionfamily legacyfreedom rebellionsurvival of spiritaction herovillain protagoniststrangers forced togetherromantic partnersaction combatecological naturewildernessinternationalearly 1900s

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful