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The Son of Tarzan

  • 19201920
  • 4h 8m
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5.6/10
121
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The Son of Tarzan (1920)
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Tarzan's son, Jack, escapes captivity and retreats into the jungle with an ape, where he finds love in unexpected places.Tarzan's son, Jack, escapes captivity and retreats into the jungle with an ape, where he finds love in unexpected places.Tarzan's son, Jack, escapes captivity and retreats into the jungle with an ape, where he finds love in unexpected places.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
121
YOUR RATING
    • Arthur J. Flaven
    • Harry Revier
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(novel)
    • Roy Somerville
  • Stars
    • Kamuela C. Searle
    • P. Dempsey Tabler
    • Nita Martan
    • Arthur J. Flaven
    • Harry Revier
    • Edgar Rice Burroughs(novel)
    • Roy Somerville
  • Stars
    • Kamuela C. Searle
    • P. Dempsey Tabler
    • Nita Martan
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    • 2User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    The Son of Tarzan (1920)
    The Son of Tarzan (1920)
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    Gordon Griffith in The Son of Tarzan (1920)
    The Son of Tarzan (1920)
    The Son of Tarzan (1920)
    Kamuela C. Searle in The Son of Tarzan (1920)
    Kamuela C. Searle in The Son of Tarzan (1920)
    Karla Schramm and P. Dempsey Tabler in The Son of Tarzan (1920)
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    Kamuela C. Searle
    Kamuela C. Searle
    • Korak - Son of Tarzan grown up
    P. Dempsey Tabler
    • Lord Greystoke…
    Nita Martan
    • Meriem - as a young woman
    • (as Manilla Martan)
    Karla Schramm
    • Lady Greystoke…
    Gordon Griffith
    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
    Saville De Sacia
    Frank Earle
    Kathleen May
    Lucille Rubey
    Charles G. Clarke
    • Arab Slave Trader
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Emmons
    Louise Emmons
    • Old Woman with Sheik
    • (uncredited)
      • Arthur J. Flaven
      • Harry Revier
      • Edgar Rice Burroughs(novel)
      • Roy Somerville
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    • Trivia
      A prologue summarizing the first three Tarzan films was added to the beginning of the serial.
    • Goofs
      All the title cards that mention Ivan Paulovich spells it Paulovich, except for one lone card that spells it Paulevich.
    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Tarzan: The Legacy of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1996)

    User reviews2

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    7/10
    A Fairly Good Print Has Been Found
    A complete print of this serial, containing one of filmdom's most persistent urban legends, is now available, though a bit ragged in spots (missing frames, "sprocket jitters," etc. My copy is missing most of the musical soundtrack as well). I recommend it to the Tarzan fan, casual and completist, and to any silent movie fan. As has been noted on many occasions, P. Dempsey Tabler is quite woefully miscast as Tarzan (here known in the civilized world as Lord Greystone instead of Greystoke); fortunately he remains in England until near the end, allowing Kamuela Searle to enthusiastically carry the bulk of the picture as Jack Clayton, aka Korak ("Killer" in the language of Burroughs' Apes). Manilla Martan, as Meriem, Korak's damsel in constant distress, is also well-cast, and in those pre-Hayes Code days, gets away with a bit of nude bathing.

    Most will see this serial having heard of Searle's death following the infamous elephant rescue. This has been debunked by Burroughs enthusiasts, who quote a letter from Searle's brother to "The Burroughs Bulletin," stating that though badly injured when the elephant slammed him to the ground still tied to a pole, Kamuela recovered, but died in 1924 of cancer.
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    • Release date
      • May 1920 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Pico Rivera, California, USA
    • Production company
      • National Film Corporation of America
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    • 4 hours 8 minutes
      • Silent

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