The Son of Tarzan (1920)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Arthur J. Flaven
Harry Revier

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel)
Roy Somerville (writer)

Release Date:

May 1920 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

The scenario follows the book closely. Tarzan's son Jack (Korak to the apes) is kidnapped from England by Tarzan's old enemy Paulovich...

Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Serial | Sequel | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Kamuela C. Searle	...	Korak, Son of Tarzan grown up
P. Dempsey Tabler	...	Lord Greystoke / Tarzan
Manilla Martan	...	Meriem as a young woman
Karla Schramm	...	Lady Greystoke / Jane
Gordon Griffith	...	Jack. Son of Tarzan as a Boy
Mae Giraci	...	Meriem as a girl
Eugene Burr	...	Ivan Paulovich
Frank Morrell	...	Sheik Amor Ben Khatour
Ray Thompson	...	Malbihn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Saville De Sacia
Frank Earle
Kathleen May
Lucille Rubey

Also Known As:

Jungle Trail of the Son of Tarzan (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

(15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Balboa, Newport Beach, California, USA

Company:

National Film Corporation of America

Trivia:

The print of the feature edited from the serial still exists but missing frames, deteriorated stretches, sprocket jitters, and missing soundtrack segments make it impossible to follow. Some scenes fade to near black, others jump wildly.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Revenge of Tarzan (1920)

Only extant print impossible to follow.

Only extant print is feature edited from serial, but missing and deteriorated stretches make it impossible to follow. Some scenes fade to near black, others jump wildly. For die-hard Tarzan completists (like myself) only.