Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

60 mins | Action, Adventure | Jan. 27, 1918

A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-time missing Lord Greystoke. But then, one of the search members, Jane Porter, gets separated from the group and comes face to face with fearsome wild animals. Tarzan saves her from harm just in the knick of time and love begins to blossom.

Tarzan of the Apes

60 mins | Action, Adventure | Jan. 27, 1918

Tarzan of the Apes
A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-time missing Lord Greystoke. But then, one of the search members, Jane Porter, gets separated from the group and comes face to face with fearsome wild animals. Tarzan saves her from harm just in the knick of time and love begins to blossom.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers National Film Corporation of America
Original title Tarzan of the Apes
Directors Scott Sidney
Writers Lois Weber, Fred Miller, Edgar Rice Burroughs

Cast

Elmo Lincoln

as Tarzan

Enid Markey

as Jane Porter

Gordon Griffith

as Young Tarzan

True Boardman

as John Clayton - Lord Greystoke

Kathleen Kirkham

as Alice Clayton - Lady Greystoke

George B. French

as Binns - a Sailor

Colin Kenny

as Greystoke's Nephew

Thomas Jefferson

as Prof. Porter

Bessie Toner

as Bar Maid

Jack Wilson

as Captain of the Fuwalda

Louis Morrison

as Innkeeper

Rex Ingram

as (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

as Esmeralda - Jane's Maid (uncredited)