Tarzan of the Apes
(1918) American
B&W : Ten reels
Directed by Scott Sidney

Cast: Elmo Lincoln [Tarzan], Enid Markey [Jane Porter], Gordon Griffith [Tarzan, as a boy], True Boardman [Lord Greystoke], Kathleen Kirkham [Lady Greystoke], Thomas Jefferson [Professor Porter], Bessie Toner [barmaid], George French [Binns], Jack Wilson [captain of the Fuwalda], Colin Kenny [Lord Greystoke’s brother], Fred L. Wilson, Louise Lorraine, Sally the chimpanzee, Prince Charles the chimpanzee

National Film Corporation of America production; distributed by First National Exhibitors’ Circuit, Incorporated. / Production supervised by William Parsons. Scenario by Scott Sidney, from the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Art direction by F.I. Wetherbee. Costume design by Ed M. Jahraus. Props by Ed M. Jahraus. Technical direction by Martin J. Doner. Assistant director Charles Watt. Cinematography by Enrique Juan Vallejo and Harry M. Fowler. Edited by Isadore Bernstein. Music score by Vern Elliott. / Premiere 27 January 1918 at the Broadway Theatre in New York, New York. Released 2 April 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was cut to eight reels, probably for its general release. Sequel: The Romance of Tarzan (1918).

Drama: Adventure.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1.

Survival Status: Print exists [abridged 16mm reduction positive, abridged 8mm reduction positive].

Keywords: Animals - Characters: Tarzan - Jungles - Ships - Water

Listing updated: 24 April 2008.

References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F1 nn. F1.3764, F1.4370; Edmonds-BigU p. 100; Everson-American p. 370; Kobal-Fifty p. 14; Lahue-Collecting p. 66; Lahue-Gentlemen pp. 146-147, 149; Lahue-Triangle p. 142; Lee-Not p. 116; Limbacher-Feature p. 243; Stedman-Serials p. 56 : ClasIm-225 p. 44.