He complains about the necessity of wearing clothing, commenting that an opera singer that he hears on a "noisy box", "Woman sick!

Tarzan also comments that various African-Americans he sees making a living throughout New York City are from this or that tribe back in his and Jane's African home.

Unfortunately, the circus retains an unscrupulous lawyer, who tricks Jane into admitting that Boy was not born in the jungle and is not her actual child, provoking Tarzan into attacking him in the courtroom.

This eventually leads to Tarzan being forced to make a spectacular 200 foot high dive from the Brooklyn Bridge into the East River to avoid being arrested.

[6] Three real aircraft of the era are prominently featured in Tarzan's New York Adventure: "G-AECT", a mockup of a Lockheed 12A with a single tail, is used for the African flying scenes; later a Boeing 314 Clipper (daytime) and a Martin M-130 (nighttime) carry Tarzan and Jane as they fly across the Atlantic to New York City.

"With an African yodel and a tailor-made suit, our old jungle friend is back in Tarzan's New York Adventure, currently chilling the veins of reviewers and 12-year-olds at the Capitol.

Although we're not quite certain that the small-fry approved of Tarzan's temporary conversion to decidedly dapper duds of the sort more commonly seen at the corner of Hollywood and Vine, he probably will be forgiven.

[9] In a recent appraisal of Tarzan's New York Adventure, Leonard Maltin noted some redeeming factors, calling the film "... an amusing entry.