The Tarzan Centennial
7 years ago in #explore1918 by peartree4 (51)
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Good find! If Tarzan dates from 100 years ago, before films had sound, his yell would have dramatically transformed the first (visual) impression of him, right? Or would it have confirmed that first impression?
@Phillyhistory, yup in the first paragraph I mention that the iconic yell did not appear for another 14 years. I can't say for sure, but my guess is that auditory sound is what helped propel the character to the pop cultural stratosphere.
This graph generated at Google Ngram suggests that the silent Tarzan, introduced in 1918, had a sharply declining reputation in the 1920s. But when the yell came out in the early '30s, well, that changed everything.
Hat tip to @jfeagan who also posted on the arrival of Tarzan in her on post: https://steemit.com/explore1918/@jfeagan/tarzan-of-the-apes-a-nation-and-a-city-s-response-to-the-first-tarzan-film Next time I will search on Steem before choosing a topic;)
I enjoy your writing a lot! Very intriguing and interactive :D