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Tarzan of the Apes

  • 19181918
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 13m
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5.8/10
863
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Elmo Lincoln and Enid Markey in Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
ActionAdventure
Reared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the Greystokes becomes one of the apes. Then Dr Porter organises a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter Jane catches his attention. H... Read allReared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the Greystokes becomes one of the apes. Then Dr Porter organises a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter Jane catches his attention. Has Tarzan of the Apes found the perfect mate?Reared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the Greystokes becomes one of the apes. Then Dr Porter organises a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter Jane catches his attention. Has Tarzan of the Apes found the perfect mate?
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
863
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    • Scott Sidney
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(novel)
    • Fred Miller
    • Lois Weber
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    • Elmo Lincoln
    • Enid Markey
    • True Boardman
    • Scott Sidney
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(novel)
    • Fred Miller
    • Lois Weber
  • Stars
    • Elmo Lincoln
    • Enid Markey
    • True Boardman
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    • 18User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    Elmo Lincoln
    Elmo Lincoln
    • Tarzan
    Enid Markey
    Enid Markey
    • Jane Porter
    True Boardman
    True Boardman
    • John Clayton - Lord Greystoke
    Kathleen Kirkham
    Kathleen Kirkham
    • Alice Clayton - Lady Greystoke
    George B. French
    George B. French
    • Binns - A Sailor
    Gordon Griffith
    Gordon Griffith
    • Tarzan - Younger
    Colin Kenny
    Colin Kenny
    • Greystoke's Nephew
    Thomas Jefferson
    Thomas Jefferson
    • Prof. Porter
    Bessie Toner
    • Bar Maid
    Jack Wilson
    • Captain of the Fuwalda
    Louis Morrison
    Louis Morrison
    • Innkeeper
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    Fred L. Wilson
    Rex Ingram
    Rex Ingram
      Madame Sul-Te-Wan
      Madame Sul-Te-Wan
      • Esmeralda - Jane's Maid
      • (uncredited)
      Stellan Windrow
      • Tree-Swinging Tarzan
      • (uncredited)
        • Scott Sidney
        • Edgar Rice Burroughs(novel)
        • Fred Miller
        • Lois Weber
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      • Trivia
        Louisiana was chosen as the main shooting location because of the cooperation of the residents of Morgan City, the lush jungle vegetation, bayous, waterways, abundant black extras, and facilities such as hotels, a railway-serviced wharf and an adjacent storage warehouse.
      • Alternate versions
        Abridged version released by Hollywood Film Enterprises in 1937 with the title, Tarzan the Boy.
      • Connections
        Featured in Fractured Flickers: Rose Marie (1963)

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      6/10
      Elmo, How You've Let Yourself Go!
      Whenever I watch a silent film, I try to view it in the proper context (time it was made, technology, etc.). I got a kick out of this film. I imagined what wonder there was in viewing giraffes, rhinos, elephants, pythons, and a host of jungle life. I particularly enjoyed the young man who played Tarzan as a child. His face was continually full of wonder and life. For me, the movie took a downturn when Elmo Lincoln showed up. For a guy who obviously spent his time running through the jungle, climbing trees, wrestling critters ten times his size, he looked like one of the guys that used to sit next to my father at his favorite watering hole. He has that huge paunch and those fleshy white legs. I was very aware that this Tarzan was in continual danger of falling off a branch (possibly breaking it) and doing himself harm. Let's face it: he also wasn't exactly going to win any beauty contests. If Jane hadn't had a bad experience with he fiancé, would she have given him a second look. Jane, no great prize herself, gets together with him, but I couldn't help but wonder what they would be doing, other than the obvious. All that aside, it was fun seeing this. I had heard about the film for years and decided to purchase a copy for myself. It was worth it for the novelty.
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      • Release date
        • January 27, 1918 (United States)
        • United States
        • English
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        • Morgan City, Louisiana, USA
      • Production company
        • National Film Corporation of America
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      • 1 hour 13 minutes
        • Silent

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