Tarzan the Mighty (1928)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Jack Nelson
Ray Taylor

Writers:

Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel)
Ian McClosky Heath (writer)

Release Date:

29 October 1928 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

Mary and Bobby Trevor are castaways befriended by Tarzan. When Lord arrives, looking for the family heir...

Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Castaway | Serial | Village Chief | Sequel

Cast

Frank Merrill	...	Tarzan
Al Ferguson	...	Black John, village ruler of Pirates' descendants
Natalie Kingston	...	Mary Trevor
Bobby Nelson	...	Bobby Trevor, Mary's younger brother
Lorimer Johnston	...	Lord Greystoke, Tarzan's uncle

Also Known As:

Jungle Tales of Tarzan (USA) (working title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The original star was to have been Joe Bonomo, promoted by the studio as "the greatest of all Tarzans." Near the end of work on another picture, Perils of the Wild (1925), Bonono fractured his left leg and injured his sacroiliac. Frank Merrill, who had doubled for Elmo Lincoln in Perils of the Jungle (1927), was offered the job and began work the next day.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Tanzan the Mighty (1962)