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Tarzan the Ape Man

1932 · 100 min · Director: W.S. Van Dyke ★ IMDb 6.9 · 9,071 ratings

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James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.

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Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Awe 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe25%
  2. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Awe, Tension. Genres: Adventure, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Awe and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Love

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Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 33 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearLove
2.5 %≈ 3′Love36 %6 %0 %25 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor38 %10 %3 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor46 %30 %17 %17 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Tension60 %56 %39 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Tension73 %73 %56 %12 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Tension81 %80 %68 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Tension82 %80 %73 %7 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Fear74 %69 %64 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor61 %53 %44 %21 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension63 %55 %37 %31 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Tension66 %62 %42 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Tension61 %48 %35 %21 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Humor63 %26 %17 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Love71 %29 %18 %61 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Sadness69 %49 %38 %44 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Tension63 %59 %51 %17 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Tension64 %61 %55 %6 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension67 %51 %41 %12 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Sadness73 %37 %21 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Maureen O'Sullivan

Jane Parker

NH
Neil Hamilton

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Cutten

RC
Ray Corrigan

IW
Ivory Williams

JE
Johnny Eck

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Johnny Eck

Bird Creature (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
W.S. Van Dyke
Written by
Cyril Hume, Ivor Novello
Type
Movies
Released
1932
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 9,071 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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