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Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 pre-Code American action adventure film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous jungle hero Tarzan and starring Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith and Maureen O'Sullivan. It was Weissmuller's first of 12 Tarzan films. O'Sullivan played Jane in six features between 1932 and 1942.[2] The film is loosely based on Burroughs' 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes, with the dialogue written by Ivor Novello. The film was directed by W. S. Van Dyke. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released two remakes of Tarzan, the Ape Man in 1959 and in 1981, but each was a different adaptation of Rice Burroughs' novel. It is also the first appearance of Tarzan's famous yell.

Tarzan the Ape Man
Theatrical poster
Directed by	W. S. Van Dyke
Written by	Cyril Hume
Based on	Tarzan of the Apes 1912 magazine by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by	Irving Thalberg
Starring	Johnny Weissmuller Neil Hamilton Maureen O'Sullivan C. Aubrey Smith
Cinematography	Clyde De Vinna
Edited by	Tom Held Ben Lewis
Music by	George Richelarie
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's Inc.
Release date	April 2, 1932 (1932-04-02)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$652,675
Box office	$2.8 million (worldwide rental)[1]

Plot

James Parker and Harry Holt travel in Africa on a quest for the legendary elephant burial grounds and their ivory. They are joined by Parker's daughter Jane. Holt is attracted to Jane, and tries somewhat ineffectively to protect her from the jungle's dangers. The expedition encounters an attack by both hippopotami and crocodiles. The mysterious Tarzan wards off the attack, but abducts Jane.

The experience is terrifying to Jane at first, but as their relationship develops, she finds herself happy; "not a bit afraid, not a bit sorry". As she returns to her father, her feelings are brought to a test. She wants Tarzan to come with her to London, and to be part of her world. But Tarzan turns his back on her and returns to the jungle. Her father tells her that is where Tarzan belongs, she cries, "no dad, he belongs to me".

The expedition is captured by a tribe of aggressive dwarfs. Jane sends Tarzan's ape friend Cheeta (Jiggs) for help, bringing Tarzan to their rescue. During the rescue, Tarzan summons elephants and they escape from the dwarf's stronghold, although Jane's father dies from wounds just as they reach the elephant graveyard. Jane decides to stay in the jungle with Tarzan and in the final scene, to the music of Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, the happy couple appear on a rock, Jane holding Cheeta like a baby.

Cast

• Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan
• Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Parker
• Neil Hamilton as Harry Holt
• C. Aubrey Smith as James Parker
• Doris Lloyd as Mrs Cutten
• Forrester Harvey as Beamish
• Ivory Williams as Riano
• Ray Corrigan as Ape
• Johnny Eck as Bird Creature
• Angelo Rossitto as Evil Dwarf (uncredited)

Production

MGM finally found who they were looking for when they came across decorated Olympian, Weissmuller. The professional swimmer had five gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, alongside 67 world and 52 national titles. The only obstacle with signing him onto the role was his contract to model BVD underwear. In order for them to release him from the contract, MGM agreed to have actresses such as Greta Garbo and Marie Dressler, to be featured in BVD ads.[3]

The film was shot on Lot One of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Culver City, California and at the Lake Sherwood area north of Los Angeles[4] as well as Silver Springs in Florida. Lions from the film were borrowed from nearby Goebel's Lion Farm in Thousand Oaks, CA. Goebel himself would often camp by the filming site near Lake Sherwood to watch his lions during filming.[5]

As with most Weissmuller Tarzan films, the elephants were Indian, which have smaller ears, rather than African, so large fake ears, and fake tusks, were fitted onto the animals in an attempt to make them look authentic.[6] Similarly, the tribe of African dwarfs, made to look like pygmies (all males), portrayed in the film was actually a cast of several white midgets wearing blackface.[6]

Stock footage made in Africa for W.S. Van Dyke's Trader Horn was added to location work shot in the then-undeveloped Toluca Lake region north of Los Angeles.[7]

Release

The film was released on April 2, 1932.[8]

Reception

The movie proved to be a huge hit, pulling in nearly $1 million in profits. The overall success of the film lead MGM to star Weissmuller and O'Sullivan in a total of five sequels.[3]

Film review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 100%, based on 13 reviews, with a rating average of 7.8/10.[9]

References

• DVD commentary for the Tarzan Collection DVD set released in 2005.

External links

• Tarzan the Ape Man at IMDb 
• Tarzan the Ape Man at AllMovie
• Tarzan the Ape Man at the TCM Movie Database
• Tarzan the Ape Man at the American Film Institute Catalog
• Tarzan the Ape Man at FilmSite.org
• Tarzan the Ape Man history at ERBzine.com
• A film clip Tarzan the Ape Man trailer is available at the Internet Archive

На других языках

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[de] Tarzan, der Affenmensch

Tarzan, der Affenmensch, auch bekannt als Tarzan, der Herrscher des Urwalds und Tarzan, der Mann aus dem Urwald (Originaltitel: Tarzan the Ape Man), ist ein US-amerikanischer Abenteuerfilm aus dem Jahr 1932. Er basiert auf dem Roman Tarzan of the Apes von Edgar Rice Burroughs. Die Premiere fand am 25. März in New York City statt.

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- [en] Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film)

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[es] Tarzán de los monos (película de 1932)

Tarzán de los monos (Tarzan the Ape Man) es una película de aventuras y acción de 1932 dirigida por W. S. Van Dyke y con Johnny Weissmüller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith y Maureen O'Sullivan como actores principales. La película está basada en la novela homónima de Edgar Rice Burroughs, de la que ya se había hecho una adaptación cinematográfica en 1918.

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[ru] Тарзан — человек-обезьяна (фильм, 1932)

«Тарзан — человек-обезьяна» (англ. Tarzan the Ape Man) — приключенческий фильм, выпущенный кинокомпанией Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer в 1932 году. Сценарий написан по мотивам популярных произведениях писателя Эдгара Райса Берроуза о мальчике по имени Тарзан, который случайно оказался в джунглях и был выращен обезьянами. В главной роли снялся бывший спортсмен и олимпийский чемпион Джонни Вайсмюллер. Кроме него в фильме снимались Нил Хэмилтон[en], Обри Смит и Морин О'Салливан. Это первый из 12 фильмов о приключениях Тарзана, в который играл Вайсмюллер. О'Салливан сыграла роль Джейн в шести фильмах серии в период между 1932 и 1942 годами. Данный фильм основан на романе Берроуза 1912 года «Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян». Музыку для киноверсии написал Айвор Новелло. Режиссёром фильма выступил Вудбридж Стронг Ван Дайк. Компания Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer выпустила два ремейка данной картины: в 1959[en] и 1981 годах. Но каждый из этих фильмов представлял собой самостоятельную адаптацию романа. В ленте также впервые прозвучал знаменитый крик Тарзана[en].

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