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The Tarzan yell or Tarzan's jungle call is the distinctive, ululating yell of the character Tarzan as portrayed by actor Johnny Weissmuller in the films based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs starting with Tarzan the Ape Man ( 1932 ).
Jun 5, 2010 · When Johnny Weissmuller changed studios, from MGM to RKO, his famous Tarzan yell changed too. Luckily for Tarzan, the elephants could still understand him...
Weissmuller is considered the definitive Tarzan. He originated the famous Tarzan yell, which was created by sound recordist Douglas Shearer. Shearer recorded Weissmuller's normal yell, but manipulated it and played it in reverse. Weissmuller went on to play the lead in the film Jungle Jim.
Oct 30, 2021 · Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan yell played normal, then backwards... Extracted from the 1932 movie "Tarzan The Ape Man".
Aug 22, 2012 · Three years later, Johnny Weissmuller, an Olympic swimmer with no acting experience, stepped into the loincloth and defined the role – and the yell - for decades to come.
Jul 12, 2016 · For many sound enthusiasts, Tarzan’s iconic yell is the true legend of that story. Was it actually actor Johnny Weissmuller performing the yell? Or was it a product of post sound magic involving an opera singer, a dog, a violin and a hyena played backwards as MGM Studios claims?
May 15, 2024 · The Tarzan yell or Tarzan's jungle call is the distinctive, ululating yell of the character Tarzan as portrayed by actor Johnny Weissmuller in the films based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs starting with Tarzan the Ape Man (1932).
4 days ago · Weissmuller's swimming brought fame, and his virile image got him cast in the “Tarzan the Ape Man” film in 1932 — the first of his 12 Tarzan films. There was, of course, the signature Tarzan yell — akin to a yodel — and what the character's creator Edgar Rice Burroughs described as “the victory cry of the bull ape."
4 days ago · Uncredited. FILE - Olympic hero and film actor Johnny Weissmuller is pictured in front of a photo of himself as Tarzan, June 29, 1971. Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in the films was a swimming ...
6 days ago · Weissmuller’s debut in 1932 was the first Tarzan movie filmed with sound including his legendary yell, harking back to yodeling as a boy and high-pitched because of injuring his throat trying to ...
