CAST
Glenn Morris: Tarzan
Eleanor Holm: Eleanor 'Ellen' Reed
George Barbier: Roger 'Rodge' Reed, Eleanor's Father
C. Henry Gordon: Ben Alleu Bey
Hedda Hopper: Penny Reed, Eleanor's Mother
Joe Sawyer: Olaf Punch, Safari Guide (as Joseph Sawyer)
George Meeker: Nevin 'Nev' Potter, Eleanor's Fiance
Corbet Morris: Jigger, Nevin's Servant
John Lester Johnson: Koki, Chief Bearer
Frederick Clarke: Ben Alleu's Servant
Bill Elliott: Riverboat Captain (as Gordon Elliott)
Al Thompson: The Sign Painter
Blue Washington: Bearer Bringing Olaf Poison Darts

• Filming locations: 20th Century Fox Ranch ~ 20th Century Fox Studio, Los Angeles, California.
• Producer Sol Lesser considered casting New York Yankees baseball great Lou Gehrig as Tarzan, but changed his mind after seeing his legs, which were "more functional than decorative."
• An unauthorized Turkish release of this film years later had a Turkish actor's face superimposed over Glenn Morris' in some scenes.
• Glenn Morris, the American golden medal decathleta at the Berlin Olympics and Leni Riefenstahl, Hitler's famous propaganda film-maker, were passionately attracted to each other.After he was awarded his medal in the stadium he grabbed her, tore open her blouse and kissed her breasts in front of the stadium spectators.
• After swimming champion Eleanor Holm was cast as female lead, the screenwriters rewrote their script to feature Holm's swimming prowess. She became Tarzan's mate at the end of the film but her character was named Eleanor as it was feared that the public wouldn't accept one so well known as the Jane character.
• Well-known gossip columnist, Hedda Hopper, played Eleanor's mother.
• The film was shot on a low budget and did not fare well against the slick competition of Weissmuller films. the film's failure compelled Morris to quit acting.
• Time Magazine gave the film an unfavorable review: "This new Tarzan is lean, 6 ft. 2 in. Glenn Morris, summoned to replace Johnny Weissmuller. . .  He heroically  combines the facial qualities of Broadway's Burgess Meredith and Hollywood's Harpo Marx, but has the acting ability of neither."
• Film Daily reported that "it suffers from repitition and a slow pace."
• Variety: "Even the youngsters, at which this type of production is aimed, will not be much impressed."
• Liberty Magazine called Eleanor Holm "one of the year's worst actresses."
• Sensitive to the scathing reviews, Morris became a successful insurance agent, enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor, and was seriously wounded in combat.
• Eleanor Holm also gave up acting and resumed her swimming career in Billy Rose's "Aquacade" show.