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Johnny Weissmuller made his debut as \u2018Tarzan The Ape Man\u2019 on April 2nd, 1932, when MGM released the first talkie to feature the jungle hero - spawning a Tarzanmania craze.\nThe blockbuster, loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs\u2019 1912 novel, was commissioned in part because the studio held additional footage from their African-set hit from the previous year, \u2018Trader Horn\u2019.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how Weissmuller\u2019s Olympic swimming career had hinged on a forgery; explain how the filmmakers created Tarzan\u2019s famous yell; and investigate why MGM stepped in to fund their big star\u2019s divorce\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Johnny Weissmuller Dies at 79; Movie Tarzan and Olympic Gold Medalist\u2019 (New York Times, 1984): https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/0602.html\n\u2022 \u2018The 50 MGM Films that Transformed Hollywood - Triumphs, Blockbusters, and Fiascos, By Steven Bingen\u2019 (Lyons Press, 2022): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_50_MGM_Films_that_Transformed_Hollyw/bYh0EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=tarzan+ivor+novello&pg=PA50&printsec=frontcover\n\u2022 \u2018Trailer: Tarzan the Ape Man\u2019 (MGM, 1932): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIoPPD0NKhA\n\nThis episode first premiered in 2023, for members of \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334 - where you can also DITCH THE ADS and get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast. Join now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.\n\n\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices