Tarzan the Ape Man

James Parker (C. Aubrey Smith and Harry Holt (Neil Hamilton) travel in Africa on a quest for the legendary elephant burial grounds and their ivory. They are joined by Parker's daughter Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan. Holt is attracted to Jane, and tries somewhat ineffectively to protect her from the jungle's dangers. Heading for the Mutia escarpment, the expedition encounters an attack by both hippopotami and crocodiles. The mysterious Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) wards off the attack, but abducts Jane. The experience is terrifying to Jane at first, but as their relationship develops, she finds herself happy; "not a bit afraid, not a bit sorry." As she returns to her father, her feelings are brought to a test. She calls his name, but when he appears Harry fires his rifle, winging him. As result of his wound, he is attacked by a lioness. Tarzan kills her and then wrestles with a male lion. Weakened, he calls for an elephant rescue. They carry him to safety and the apes bring Jane to help him. She tends to his wound, which revives him. Later when she rejoins the expedition, she wants Tarzan to come with her to London, and to be part of her world. But he turns his back on her and returns to the jungle. Her father tells her that is where Tarzan belongs; she cries, "not now, he belongs to me." The expedition is then captured by a tribe of aggressive dwarfs. Jane sends Tarzan's chimpanzee friend Cheeta (Jiggs) for help, bringing Tarzan to their rescue. During the rescue, Tarzan and Cheetah fight a huge gorilla. Tarzan summons elephants and they escape from the dwarfs' stronghold, although Jane's father dies from wounds just as they reach the elephant graveyard. Jane decides to stay in the jungle with Tarzan and in the final scene, to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, the happy couple appear on a rock, waving goodbye to Harry, and Jane holding Cheeta like a baby.