Tarzan Finds a Son!
6.5
“Super Story of a Super Man ! The Titan of all Tarzans . . . Giant of all jungle thrills . . . worth the years it took to make !”
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.
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Part of Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) Collection
12 films
Tarzan the Ape Man
Movie · 1932
Tarzan and His Mate
Movie · 1934
Tarzan Escapes
Movie · 1936
Tarzan Finds a Son!
Movie · 1939
Tarzan's Secret Treasure
Movie · 1941
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Movie · 1942
Tarzan Triumphs
Movie · 1943
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Movie · 1943
Tarzan and the Amazons
Movie · 1945
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
Movie · 1946
Tarzan and the Huntress
Movie · 1947
Tarzan and the Mermaids
Movie · 1948
Cast
10 people
Johnny Weissmüller
Tarzan
Also in
Swamp Fire
Jungle Jim
Maureen O'Sullivan
Jane Parker
Known for
The Thin Man
Hannah and Her Sisters
Johnny Sheffield
Boy
Also in
Bomba, the Jungle Boy
Babes in Arms
Ian Hunter
Austin Lancing
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Henry Stephenson
Sir Thomas Lancing
Known for
Oliver Twist
Mutiny on the Bounty
Frieda Inescort
Mrs. Lancing
Known for
The Letter
A Place in the Sun
Henry Wilcoxon
Mr. 'Sandee' Sande
Known for
Caddyshack
The Ten Commandments
Laraine Day
Mrs. Richard Lancing
Known for
Foreign Correspondent
The High and the Mighty
Morton Lowry
Richard Lancing
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Gavin Muir
Pilot (uncredited)
Known for
Night Tide
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Richard Thorpe Director · Cyril Hume Screenplay Leonard Smith Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.1M · Budget $898K · United States release June 16, 1939
Box office
Budget
$898,000
Worldwide gross
$2,088,000
Gross vs. budget
2.3×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Spain · June 16, 1939
Theatrical
United States · June 16, 1939
Theatrical
Austria
January 1, 1951 · Theatrical
France
January 5, 1945 · Theatrical
Russia
May 12, 1952 · Theatrical
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