Tarzan's adventures in New York
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| German title | Tarzan's adventures in New York | ||
| Original title | Tarzan's New York Adventure | ||
| Country of production | United States | ||
| original language | English | ||
| Publishing year | 1942 | ||
| length | 86 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 6 | ||
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| Director | Richard Thorpe | ||
| script |
Myles Connolly , William R. Lipman |
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| production | Frederick Stephani | ||
| music | David Snell | ||
| camera | Sidney Wagner | ||
| cut | Gene Ruggiero | ||
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Tarzan's Adventure in New York (Original title: Tarzan's New York Adventure ) is an American adventure film directed by Richard Thorpe from 1942. The screenplay is based on motifs by Edgar Rice Burroughs . The premiere in Germany took place in 1950.
action
Circus employees fly into the jungle to look for lions for their show. The three men meet Tarzan, Jane and their adopted child Boy. You are impressed with how the boy handles the elephants. The leader of the men, Buck Rand, believes the boy could become a star in his circus. The group is attacked by natives, and Tarzan and Jane appear to have died in a jungle fire. The men take the boy to the United States.
However, Tarzan and Jane are not dead. The monkey Cheeta was able to warn both of the fire in time. Through Cheeta, Tarzan learns that Boy has flown away with the men. Tarzan, Jane and Cheeta make their way to New York. Once there, Tarzan is confused by civilization. After a short time he misses the jungle; he must adapt to the customs of civilization by wearing clothes. He thinks an opera singer on the radio is a woman screaming for help. He thinks the dark-skinned people who live here are Africans who want to go back to the jungle.
Tarzan and Jane try to get their boy back through legal action. Tarzan is so provoked by the opposing lawyer during the judicial questioning that he attacks him in the courtroom. Tarzan flees through the window and jumps off the Brooklyn Bridge into the East River . Finally he finds the circus where Boy is supposed to work as a trainer. With the help of his jungle language, Tarzan can secure the help of the elephants. The animals free themselves from the chains and destroy the circus. In the hustle and bustle, Tarzan is able to free the boy and then make their way back to Africa with Jane.
background
This was the sixth of twelve Tarzan films by former Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmüller (five gold medals). It was also Maureen O'Sullivan's sixth and final appearance as Jane. Johnny Sheffield appeared a total of eight times as Tarzan's adopted son Boy. This film was his third appearance. Elmo Lincoln makes a cameo as a circus worker. Lincoln was the first Tarzan actor in 1918.
The jungle scenes of this MGM production were filmed in Florida . Director Thorpe staged a total of four Tarzan adventures with Johnny Weissmüller.
Cedric Gibbons was the art director of the film . Not only was Gibbons an eleven-time Oscar winner, he also directed twice. In 1934 he directed Tarzan's Retaliation ( Tarzan and His Mate ) with Weissmuller and O'Sullivan. Eight-time Oscar winner Edwin B. Willis was the set designer, while seven-time Oscar winner Douglas Shearer was responsible for the sound . The special effects come from the Oscar-winning team A. Arnold Gillespie and Warren Newcombe .
Reviews
"Despite the attractive contrast between the big city and the jungle, the conventional adventure film never achieves more than a series format," judged the lexicon of international films .
German versions
A first German dubbed version was created in 1950 in the MGM synchronization studio in Berlin. In 1981 the ZDF commissioned another dubbing from Arena Synchron GmbH Berlin, which came about under the dubbing direction and based on the dialogue book by Franz-Otto Krüger .
| role | actor | Voice actor 1950 | Voice actor 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarzan | Johnny Weissmüller | Wilhelm Borchert | Wolfgang Pampel |
| Jane | Maureen O'Sullivan | Gisela Trowe | Almut Eggert |
| boy | Johnny Sheffield | Michael Günther | - |
| Buck Rand | Charles Bickford | Erich Dunskus | - |
| Shields | Paul Kelly | Peter Petersz | - |
| Judge Abbotson | Russell Hicks | Walter Werner | - |
| Norton attorney | Howard C. Hickman | Paul Bildt | - |
Web links
- Tarzan's New York Adventure in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Short review of the Variety (English)
- Tarzan fansite (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Tarzan's adventures in New York. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed April 8, 2017 .
- ↑ See Synchronization 1950 on synchrondatenbank.de
- ↑ See Synchronization 1981 on synchrondatenbank.de