MGM reused a fair amount of footage from their 1932 version rather than reshooting, including scenes of Tarzan swinging on vines and the elephants' destruction of a pygmy village. A scene of Tarzan fighting a crocodile was reused from Tarzan and His Mate, the sequel to the 1932 film.
MGM reused footage from their 1932 version of the movie, including scenes of Tarzan swinging on vines and elephants destroying a pygmy village. A scene of Tarzan fighting a crocodile was repurposed from the sequel to the 1932 film, "Tarzan and His Mate."