Tarzan of the Apes is the first film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs . This black and white silent film directed by Scott Sydney was released by the National Film Corporation of America in 1918 . The role of Tarzan is played by Elmo Lincoln .
| Tarzan, monkey adoption | |
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| Tarzan of the apes | |
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| Genre | adventure movie |
| Producer | Scott Sydney |
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| Author script | |
| In the main cast | Elmo Lincoln Enid Marks Gordon Griffith |
| Film company | National Film Corporation of America First national pictures |
| Duration | 63 minutes |
| A country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Year | 1918 |
| IMDb | ID 0009682 |
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Story
John and Alice Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystock ( Tru Boardman and Kathleen Kirkham ) are passengers on a ship sailing to Africa. The vessel is captured by the rebels, and although the sailor Binns ( George B. French ) helps them escape, they are abandoned on the shore of a tropical island. Shortly after the death of their parents, their little son is adopted by a monkey named Kala and raised as his own child.
It is believed that this film adaptation most closely follows the original plot of the novel by Burroughs " Tarzan, adopted monkeys ." The main difference from the book is the appearance of a character named Binns who takes the Porters to Africa .
Cast
- Elmo Lincoln - Tarzan , son of John and Alice Clayton, Lord Greystock, lover Jane
- Enid Marks - Jane Porter , daughter of Professor Porter, Tarzan's lover
- Gordon Griffith - Tarzan as a Child
- True Boardman - John Clayton, Lord Greystock, Alice Clayton's husband, Tarzan's father
- Kathleen Kirkham - Alice Clayton, Lady Greystock, wife of John Clayton, mother of Tarzan
- Thomas Jefferson - Professor Porter, Father Jane
- George B. French - Binns, Sailor
- Colin Kenny - Lord Greystock's nephew
- Bessie Toner - Barmaid
- Louis Morrison - Innkeeper
- Jack Wilson - Captain of the Sledgehammer Ship
- Eugene Pallett
- Fred L. Wilson
See also
- Tarzan
- List of films featuring Tarzan
Links
- Tarzan of the Apes on the Internet Movie Database