Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- adventurous
- warm
- nostalgic
- family movie night
- classic film afternoon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film handsome and athletically performed, while noting that recycled footage limits its freshness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tarzan and Jane find the infant Boy after a plane crash and raise him as their son in the jungle.
The jungle is presented as Boy's home and as the intimate domain shared by Tarzan, Jane, and their animal companions.
A search party arrives years later to locate the young heir, threatening the family Tarzan and Jane have created.
The production is noted for extensive stock footage from earlier entries while retaining handsome jungle action imagery.
Films like Tarzan Finds a Son!, and why
Tarzan the Ape Man
jungle adventure, iconic hero, family-friendly peril, and studio-era spectacle
The Jungle Book
classic jungle adventure centered on an orphaned child and an adopted family
Swiss Family Robinson
family adventure in an exotic wilderness with animal companionship and rescue-driven conflict
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard Thorpe
- Release Date
- 1939-06-16
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (109)
Cast
- Johnny Weissmüller
- Maureen O'Sullivan
- Johnny Sheffield
- Ian Hunter
- Henry Stephenson
- Frieda Inescort
- Henry Wilcoxon
- Laraine Day
- Morton Lowry
- Gavin Muir
Common questions
- What is Tarzan Finds a Son! about?
- A jungle-raised orphan becomes the center of a struggle between his adoptive Tarzan family and the civilization that claims his inheritance.
- What is Tarzan Finds a Son! like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tarzan Finds a Son! as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Tarzan Finds a Son! violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Tarzan Finds a Son! as mild.
- What did critics think of Tarzan Finds a Son!?
- Critics broadly found the film handsome and athletically performed, while noting that recycled footage limits its freshness.
- Which films are like Tarzan Finds a Son!?
- Films with a similar feel include Tarzan the Ape Man, The Jungle Book, and Swiss Family Robinson.
- How long is Tarzan Finds a Son!?
- Tarzan Finds a Son! runs 82 minutes.
