E. Clive as Masters Darby Jones as Bomba Everett Brown as Hostile Native Chief Johnny Eck as Gooney-Bird Monte Montague as Riverboat Captain Production The previous Tarzan film, Tarzan and His Mate had a number of directors. Maureen O’Sullivan has said James C. McKay actually directed the film. His official credit on that picture was Animal Director. McKay (1894–1971) had a resume full of various credits, and he jumped back and forth between the jobs of director and editor. McKay had received a Production Assistant credit on Trader Horn (1931) directed by W. S. Van Dyke. McKay was initially given the directors chair for the sequel, Tarzan Escapes (1936), indicating M.G.M must have been happy with the work he did on Tarzan & His Mate; however there would be many changes to cast and crew on that film too (including Elmer Sheeley replacing Cedric Gibbons as art director!). John Farrow was handed the director's chair. Reportedly he then practically re-shot the whole film. Regardless, Richard Thorpe ended up getting final director's credit. John Farrow (who had a fling with Dolores del Río) married Maureen O'Sullivan before the year was through. Deleted scene A scene, which took a week to shoot, featuring Tarzan fighting vampire bats was cut from the final film after test audiences found the scenes too intense. The first director James C. McKay shot many of the "gruesome" scenes, but he was replaced by John Farrow in 1936 who re-shot much of the film. Richard Thorpe would finally get credit for directing the film. Critical reception Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 71%, based on , with a rating average of 6.1/10. References External links ERBzine Silver Screen: Tarzan Escapes 1936 films 1930s fantasy adventure films 1930s English-language films American black-and-white films American fantasy adventure films American sequel films Films directed by John Farrow Films directed by George B. Seitz Films directed by Richard Thorpe Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Tarzan films Films with screenplays by Cyril Hume 1930s American films