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Tarzan finds a boy from a crashed plane and raises him with Jane in the jungle. A search party comes looking for the plane.Tarzan finds a boy from a crashed plane and raises him with Jane in the jungle. A search party comes looking for the plane.Tarzan finds a boy from a crashed plane and raises him with Jane in the jungle. A search party comes looking for the plane.
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- 1 nomination
Johnny Sheffield
- Boy
- (as John Sheffield)
Uriah Banks
- Mooloo-Young Native Boy
- (uncredited)
Gavin Muir
- Pilot
- (uncredited)
- Director
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- TriviaTarzan had to find a son, because censors would not allow Jane to become pregnant since she and Tarzan were not legally married.
- GoofsAt the climax when Boy is being chased by a lion, sudden position changes in the leaves in the background bushes show the progress of the traveling split screen from right to left, used so that both could be in frame without any danger.
- Alternate versionsOriginally released as "Tarzan in Exile" (1939), the film originally ended with the death of Jane. Protests by fans and Edgar Rice Burroughs forced the studio to re-shoot much of the film so Jane survives.
- ConnectionsEdited from Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
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Johnny Weissmuller shows Johnny Sheffield the Ropes
Mysterious air currents and mechanical failures cause a private plane to crash in Africa, with only a baby boy surviving. Tarzan's chimp "Cheeta" swings by and tosses the blanketed lad to jungle king Johnny Weissmuller (as Tarzan), who has arrived to investigate. Mr. Weissmuller brings the baby home to pretty Maureen O'Sullivan (as Jane). They adopt the baby by declaration and decide to call him "Boy" (an unimaginative name, but it fits). The baby quickly grows into cute preteen Johnny Sheffield. As young Sheffield learns the ropes from Weissmuller, an expedition of his surviving family members is investigating. Naturally, they will want to take the Lancing baby away from Tarzan and Jane...
Much has been made of the fact that "Tarzan Finds a Son!" has the jungle couple's son arriving by plane crash, instead of vaginally. This is due to moral guidelines set by the Hays production code being more rigorously enforced in 1934. This raises some questions, however. It has been generally accepted that Weissmuller's "Tarzan" and O'Sullivan's "Jane" never marry, and that they adopt "Boy" in this film. However, the script of this film suggests a legal marriage has taken place off-screen. Their on-screen "adoption ceremony" appears to be on much shakier ground. More obviously, plot potential favored Sheffield's arrival by plane. This entry's highlight is sparkling underwater photography.
****** Tarzan Finds a Son! (6/16/39) Richard Thorpe ~ Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Ian Hunter
Much has been made of the fact that "Tarzan Finds a Son!" has the jungle couple's son arriving by plane crash, instead of vaginally. This is due to moral guidelines set by the Hays production code being more rigorously enforced in 1934. This raises some questions, however. It has been generally accepted that Weissmuller's "Tarzan" and O'Sullivan's "Jane" never marry, and that they adopt "Boy" in this film. However, the script of this film suggests a legal marriage has taken place off-screen. Their on-screen "adoption ceremony" appears to be on much shakier ground. More obviously, plot potential favored Sheffield's arrival by plane. This entry's highlight is sparkling underwater photography.
****** Tarzan Finds a Son! (6/16/39) Richard Thorpe ~ Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Ian Hunter
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- Gross US & Canada
- $2,265,020
- Gross worldwide
- $4,551,840
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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