You must have missed the whole controversy about the animal known as Cheeta, now owned by Tony Gentry, that received a lot of attention for it's 75th birthday a few years ago. Author Richard Rozen wrote an article pointing out:
1. Gentry claims he brought Cheeta to the US on a Pan Am filght in 1932 but transatlantic flights didn't start until 1939;
2. Gentry claims Cheeta appeared in Doctor Doolittle as Chee-Chee in 1967, but that animal was a juvenile chimp about 8.
I'm afraid this is other one of those urban myths. The only scenes filmed in New York were a few establishing shots of scenery and locales done by a film crew sent to New York for that purpose. The dive from the Brooklyn Bridge was filmed by cameraman Jack Smith from the top of the MGM scenic tower on lot 3, shooting straight down as a dummy plunged into a tank. A close examination of the scene indicates it is a dummy, but it is an extremely convincing scene and very well done.
I love this movie. This was a motion picture.
edko426 1 year ago
cheeta has long passed he lived over 75 years
willieraye 1 year ago
Apparently Cheeta is alive and well.
Glenn1967ful 1 year ago
You must have missed the whole controversy about the animal known as Cheeta, now owned by Tony Gentry, that received a lot of attention for it's 75th birthday a few years ago. Author Richard Rozen wrote an article pointing out:
1. Gentry claims he brought Cheeta to the US on a Pan Am filght in 1932 but transatlantic flights didn't start until 1939;
2. Gentry claims Cheeta appeared in Doctor Doolittle as Chee-Chee in 1967, but that animal was a juvenile chimp about 8.
Other claims are similar.
pwgr2000 1 year ago
I have never seen this movie!
AMAZING !!! Johnny Weissmuller was a great actor, the best tarzan in the world...
Thanks for sharing.
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GOIANOPUROSANGUE 2 years ago
AMAZING!! Thanks for sharing.
mydavevotional 2 years ago 2
Amazing, thanks for the post
maurvilla610 2 years ago 3
I loved this movie when I was a kid. In a premise that goes back to Aesop, Tarzan, the original naturalist, takes on New York City and wins!
akwaqs 3 years ago 2
There were rumors that he actually jumped off the Broklyn Bridge and that he broke three ribs and almost die. But was lucky to have survived.
LucyLu117 3 years ago
I'm afraid this is other one of those urban myths. The only scenes filmed in New York were a few establishing shots of scenery and locales done by a film crew sent to New York for that purpose. The dive from the Brooklyn Bridge was filmed by cameraman Jack Smith from the top of the MGM scenic tower on lot 3, shooting straight down as a dummy plunged into a tank. A close examination of the scene indicates it is a dummy, but it is an extremely convincing scene and very well done.
pwgr2000 3 years ago
Cool! I have never seen this movie!
SmokyPondFarm 3 years ago