Tarzan the Ape Man

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

W.S. Van Dyke

Writing Credits

Edgar Rice Burroughs
(based upon the characters created by)
Cyril Hume
(adaptation)
Ivor Novello
(dialogue)

Cast

Johnny Weissmuller
Tarzan
Neil Hamilton
Harry Holt
C. Aubrey Smith
James Parker
Maureen O'Sullivan
Jane Parker
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Cutten
Forrester Harvey
Beamish
Ivory Williams
Riano
Franz Balluck
Evil Dwarf
Charles Becker
Evil Dwarf
Burre Billingsley
Evil Dwarf
Eddie Buresh
Evil Dwarf
Ray Corrigan
Ape
Billy Curtis
Evil Dwarf
Johnny Eck
Bird Creature
Joseph Herbst
Evil Dwarf
Jiggs
Cheeta
Johnny Leal
Evil Dwarf
Jack Leonard
Ape
Angelo Rossitto
Evil Dwarf
Tanner
Lion
Gus Wayne
Evil Dwarf
Johnny Winters
Evil Dwarf

Produced by

Bernard H. Hyman
line producer (uncredited)
Irving Thalberg
executive producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by

Clyde De Vinna
(photographed by)
Harold Rosson
(photographed by)

Editing by

Tom Held
film editor
Ben Lewis
film editor

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons

Production Management

J.J. Cohn
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Nick Grinde
second unit director (uncredited)
Arthur Rose
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

George E. Lee
on-set propman (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director
Paul Neal
sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Warren Newcombe
photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts

George Bruggeman
stunt double (uncredited)
Al Cadutta
stunts (uncredited)
Tony Cadutta
stunts (uncredited)
Alfredo Codona
stunt double: Weissmuller swinging shots (uncredited)
Stubby Kruger
stunts (uncredited)
Norm Taylor
stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Steve Bauder
second camera (uncredited)
Charles G. Clarke
additional photography (uncredited)
Clifton L. Kling
still photographer (uncredited)
Lewis E. McAfee
electrician (uncredited)
William E. Snyder
additional photography (uncredited)

Music Department

William Axt
musical director (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Olga Celeste
animal trainer: lion (uncredited)
George Emerson
animal trainer: elephants and chimpanzee (uncredited)
Louis Goebel
animal supplier: elephants, chimpanzee and lion (uncredited)
Mel Koontz
animal trainer: lion (uncredited)
Bert Nelson
animal trainer: lion (uncredited)
Louis Roth
animal wrangler: elephants (uncredited)
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