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 a significant portion of footage from their 1932 version, including scenes of Tarzan swinging on vines and elephants destroying a pygmy village. A scene of Tarzan battling a crocodile was repurposed from the sequel to the 1932 film, "Tarzan and His Mate."