tarzan find a son ( mgm and 1939 ) and direct by richard thorpe and the fourth installment to the popular movie series base on the character create by edgar rice burroughs and mark a new beginning for tarzan and jane a they become parent and accept the responsibility in raise a child . no and jane do not have a bless event in the traditional sense and nor do tarzan start pass out banana in place of cigar in the wait room to other expectant african native father in the wait room of a jungle cottage hospital and nor do cheetah act a the midwife . three year have pass since the last installment of tarzan escape ( 1936 ) and which provide enough time for the writer to come up with something original . while the plot and situation be start to repeat themselves by this time and something new have be add and a son for tarzan and jane and with delivery not by way of stalk but by air delivery . because no marriage ceremony be ever indicate since their union and the ruler of the production code couldn not permit jane to become pregnant and bear forth a child of her own since tarzan and jane be obviously live together . so the writer have think up a the solution to the problem represent a young british couple ( morton lowery and laraine day ) and aboard a private airplane with their infant baby and learn that they be in danger when the plain acquire engine trouble . after the pilot ( gavin muir ) make a crash landing and everyone perishes except for the child . he be later pick up by chimpanzee before cheetah take the infant and offer it to tarzan ( johnny weissmuller ) and who in turn vine swing himself back to the tree house where he present the child to jane ( maureen osullivan ) . at first tarzan become jealous of jane full attention towards the child and but in time become fond of him also and and be the father and name him boy . five year pas . the introduction of boy ( john sheffield in his movie debut ) be show in full swing a he hang on to the vine and do everything tarzan do . he even learn the ape call like tarzan and and use it whenever in distress and such a one instance a he be catch and be cover by a big web and nearly get attack by a flock of large size spider . but outside of that and all seem to go well for the jungle family until a search party and ( ian hunter and frieda inescort and henry wilcoxson and henry stephenson ) and enter the scene . reveal a relative of boy decease parent and they learn the truth of the boy and try to persuade jane into decide to give up the youngster so they can take him back to england where he belong ( especially since he happen to be the heir to several million dollar ) . while tarzan have already make up his mind in keep boy with them and the scheming relative and with the exception of sir thomas ( stephenson ) and now be hold captive and have other plan . tarzan find a son be a grand scale production and the only one in the series set in a time frame of more than the standard month or week and in this instance and five year and although the movie itself give the impression of take place solely in 1939 instead of from 1934 to the present and especially since maureen osullivan 1940s hairstyle be evident throughout and but otherwise and make little difference to the plot since it the story and action the viewer come to see . a credit in the opening title and underwater swimming scene be film in silver spring and florida . what a pity it wasn not do in technicolor to take advantage of the fine location scenery . but with it usual dose of elephant stampede and cheetah comedy relief and tarzan race to the rescue and a one man fight against hundred of african native and be enough adventure and excitement during it 81 minute time frame not to be a disappointment . tarzan find a son and along with the other mgm entry and have become available on either the vhs or dvd format and and formerly show on the american movie classic cable channel from 1997 to 2000. it later shift over to turner classic movie where it premier june 4 and 2004 and bob dorian and former amc host and once profile this chapter a be the one in which maureen osullivan and who want out of the series and to have her jane character kill off and but preview audience object and a new end be substitute . it also be mention that be be weissmuller who personally select little john sheffield and out of hundred of candidate and for the role of boy . he must have make a great impression since he would reprise his role seven more time until he outgrow the part by 1947. next chapter represent tarzans secret treasure ( 1941 ) . ( half ) .