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How did W.S. Van Dyke use footage from Trader Horn in Tarzan the Ape Man?

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W.S. Van Dyke W.S. Van Dyke (standing, right) directing Myrna Loy and William Powell during the filming of *The Thin Man* (1934); cinematographer James Wong Howe is on the left.

In his 1932 film Tarzan the Ape Man, director W.S. Van Dyke utilized unused footage from his previous production, Trader Horn, by blending it with new scenes filmed on studio sets.1

This technique allowed Van Dyke to incorporate the extensive, arduous on-location African jungle footage he had captured for Trader Horn into the new action-adventure film, effectively creating a seamless visual experience for the audience despite the different production environments.1