USA, 1940
80m, 6979 feet
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono (Western Electric Mirrorphonic Recording), English
An American fantasy film directed by Hal Roach and Hal Roach Jr.
Plot Summary
Caveman Tumak is exiled from the Rock Tribe and falls in with the more advanced Shell people, forming a bond with Loana. Together they need to unite their tribes to better survive the prehistoric creatures that surround them and an erupting volcano.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Hal Roach and Hal Roach Jr
Copyright MCMXL [1940] by Hal Roach Studios, Inc.
Hal Roach presents. Released through United Artists
Assistant Director: Bernard Carr
Original Screen Play by: Mickell Novak, George Baker, Joseph Frickert
Descriptive Narration by: Grover Jones
Director of Photography: Norbert Brodine
Edited by: Ray Snyder
Music Score by: Werner R. Heymann
Sound Recording by: William Randall
Wardrobe Supervision: Harry Black
Photographic Effects: Roy Seawright
Art Direction: Charles D. Hall
Associate [Art Director]: Nicolai Remisoff
Set Decorations: W.L. Stevens [real name: William L. Stevens]
Cast
Victor Mature (Tumak)
Carole Landis (Loana)
Lon Chaney Jr (Akhoba)
Conrad Nagel (narrator)
Mamo Clark [Nupondi] *
Nigel De Brulier [Peytow] *
Mary Gale Fisher [Wandi] *
Edgar Edwards [Srakana] *
Inez Palange [Tohanan] *
Conrad Nagel [archaeologist] *
John Hubbard [Ohtao] *
Jacqueline Dalya [Ataf] *
Alternative Titles
1.000.000 hronia p.H. – Greece
Anul 1.000.000 înaintea erei noastre – Romania
Battle of the Giants – alternative title
The Cave Dwellers – UK
Cave Man – USA (re-release)
El despertar del mundo – Mexico, Peru
O Despertar do Mundo – Brazil
En försvunnen värld – Sweden
Hace un millón de años – Spain
Man and His Mate – UK, working title
Um Milhão de Anos Antes de Cristo – Brazil, Portugal
Milion lat przed nasza era – Poland
Millionen Jahre zurück – Austria
Øglernes Kamp – Denmark
Het Recht van de sterkste – Netherlands
De strijd om het leven – Belgium (Flemish)
Sul sentiero dei mostri – Italy
Tumak – luolaihminen – Finland
Tumak, der Herr des Urwalds – West Germany
Tumak, fils de la jungle – Belgium (French), France
Links
Extracts included in
The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984)
Aventura al centro de la tierra (1964)
The Costume Designer (1950)
Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
The Incredible Petrified World (1959)
Jungle Manhunt (1951)
King Dinosaur (1955)
One Million AC/DC (1969)
Robot Monster (1953)
She Demons (1957)
Space Ship Sappy (1957)
Tarzan korkusuz adam (1974)
Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943)
Teenage Cave Man (1958)
Two Lost Worlds (1951)
Untamed Women (1952)
Valley of the Dragons (1961)
See also
One Million AC/DC (1969)
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1969)
References
Periodicals
- Filmfax no.48 (January/February 1995) pp.32-36 – illustrated article (Long, long ago before Jurassic Park by Stuart Galbraith IV)
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.10 no.112 (April 1943) p.41 – credits, synopsis, review
- Positif no.160 (June 1974) p.34 – review
- Sight & Sound vol.35 no.1 (Winter 1965/1966) p.48 – review
- Starburst no.70 (June 1984) p.30 – note
- Supernatural no.1 (January 1969) p.29 – note (Round the cinema’s zoo of horrors with Supernaturalist)
- Today’s Cinema vol.60 no.4855 (23 March 1943) – review
- Today’s Cinema vol.72 no.5773 (4 March 1949) – credits, review
Books
- The Armchair Odeon: The Collector’s Guide to the Movies by Denis Gifford pp.12-14
- Beasts and Behemoths: Prehistoric Creatures in the Movies by Roy Kinnard pp.41-48
- Epic Films (2nd edition) by Gary Allen Smith pp.180-181 – credits, review
- Feature Films, 1940-1949: A United States Filmography by Alan G. Fetrow p.357
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.348
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester p.371-372
- Trick Cinematography by R.M. Hayes pp.51-53
- The Vampire in Science Fiction Film and Literature by Paul Meehan p.200
- Variety Science-Fiction Movies by Julian Brown (ed.) p.78 – illustrated credits, review
- Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 by Michael Benson pp.167-168
