USA, 1918
55m, 8 reels
35mm film, black and white, 1.33:1
silent
An American fantasy film directed by Scott Sidney.
Plot Summary
John and Alice Clayton are marooned in Africa after their ship is wrecked by a mutinous crew. After they die, their new-born son is raised by the ape Kala and takes the name Tarzan. As a young adult, Tarzan is discovered and falls in love with one of its members, Jane Porter.
Credits
Crew
Director: Scott Sidney
National Film Corporation of America
Producer: William Parsons
Script: Fred Miller, Lois Weber
Novel: Edgar Rice Burroughs
Assistant Director: Charles Watt
Director of Photography: Enrique Juan Vallejo
Wild Animal Photographer: E.A. Martin
Editor: Isidore Bernstein
Costume Designer: E.M. Jahrhaus
Art Director: F.I. Wetherbee
Set Designers: Ted Bevis, Martin J. Doner
Locations: Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, USA; Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Morgan City, Louisiana, USA; San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA; Selig Zoo, California, USA;
Topanga Canyon, California, USA
Stunt Double for Elmo Lincoln: Frank Merrill
Cast
Elmo Lincoln (Tarzan)
Enid Markey (Jane Porter)
True Boardman (John Clayton, Lord Greystoke)
Kathleen Kirkham (Alice Clayton, Lady Greystoke)
George B. French (Binns)
Gordon Griffith (younger Tarzan)
Colin Kenny (Greystoke's nephew)
Thomas Jefferson (Professor Porter)
Bessie Toner (barmaid)
Jack Wilson (captain of the Fuwalda)
Louis Morrison (innkeeper)
Eugene Pallette
Fred L. Wilson
Alternative Titles
Tarzan der Affen – German title
Links
Sequel
The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
Extracts included in
Biography: Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1996)
References
Books
- Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television by David Fury – review
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.477 – credits
