Existing prints are radically shorter than the original movie, which was more than two hours long. It was the first tarzan film ever made and is based on edgar rice burroughs original novel tarzan of the apes. Elmo lincoln starred in the first tarzan feature, tarzan of the apes 1918, a faithful cinematic rendering of burroughs first tarzan novel. Tarzan of the apes not rated 1h min action, adventure 27 january 1918 usa reared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the greystokes becomes one of the apes. Tarzan of the apes 1918 full classic film english intertitles. Tarzan of the apes is a 1918 in film american action genreadventure genre silent film directed by scott sidney starring elmo lincoln, enid markey, george b. May 29, 2017 le film tarzan of the apes 1918 vostfr admin 20170529t03. If someone watches this film and starts looking for shortcomings, theyll probably find a reasonable amount. Jun 15, 2012 tarzan of the apes, originally included in the matinee 2008, an anthology film that paid homage to 1930s and 1940s cinema, is a colorful adventure featuring tarzan, the heroic ape man. The first silent film adaptation of edgar rice burroughs famous novel. You have got to be a bit simple to like tarzan films. Read the full synopsis of tarzan of the apes, 1918, directed by scott sidney, with elmo lincoln, enid markey, gordon griffith, at turner classic movies.
Kindly ignore the platinum logo in the beginning of the film platinum owns no legal rights or ownership of this motion picture. I note that extant editions of the 1918 film are only about 45 minutes long. Although the sound effects were nice touches, the actual music sounds closer to the background music of a commodore 64 game as opposed to a score written for a 1918 feature film. It is based on edgar rice burroughs 1912 novel of the same name. Here we have a mostly complete list of tarzan films. Some scenes of tarzan of the apes staring the child actor gordon griffith as the boy tarzan. It was the first of 52 authorized tarzan movies, and 7 tv series. Tarzan of the apes silent film movie 1918 public domain. The movie adapts only the first part of the novel, the remainder becoming the basis for the sequel, the romance of tarzan. Tarzan of the apes 1918 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Elmo lincoln was perhaps the best actor at the time for the role. A list of 72 films compiled on letterboxd, including tarzan of the apes 1918, the romance of tarzan 1918, the revenge of tarzan 1920, the son of tarzan 1920 and the adventures of tarzan 1921. Feb 18, 2016 tarzan of the apes 1918 silent film vintage entertainment. Then, dr porter organises a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter, jane, catches his attention.
Tarzan of the apes 1918 kathleen kirkham and elmo lincoln in tarzan of the apes. Whats left appears as a special feature on al bohls documentary about the making of it. Tarzan of the apes, an american actionadventure silent film. Centennial of tarzan of the apes 1918 movie on vimeo. Mar 30, 2020 tarzan of the apes 1918 full classic film english intertitles music german voiceover by arf. But many film fans know the character best from the early sound era johnny weissmuller movies. Tarzan of the apes, american silent film, released in 1918, that was the first of many. For 1918, this turned out to be an excellent film, parts of which still hold up today. However, considering the film was made in 1918, its an amazingly good film even with its few mistakes and cheesy toucheswhich, relative to other films of the day, were few. Tarzan of the apes 1918 with full sound effects youtube. Dec 09, 2017 the 1918 silent film tarzan of the apes starred elmo lincoln in the title role.
In the books, tarzan was quite the selfmade scholar and this was barely touched upon in the film. Binns, the sailor who saved the claytons and who has been held by arab slavers for ten years, finds the young tarzan and then heads for england to notify his kin. This is a film i did back in 2008 and its on a different channel of mine. Le film tarzan of the apes 1918 vostfr film complet. The very first tarzan film ever made, based on edgar rice burroughs original novel tarzan of the apes of only 4 years earlier. Tarzan of the apes, the first tarzan movie ever made released in 1918 in the us, is based on edgar rice burroughs homonymic novel. Burroughs novel has been the basis of several films. Cast and crew credits for tarzan of the apes, 1918, directed by scott sidney, with elmo lincoln, enid markey, gordon griffith, at turner classic movies. Tarzan of the apes complete tarzan fan film youtube. Tarzan of the apes 1918 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Later the boy finds his fathers knife and uses it to become king of apes. Tarzan of the apes 1918 tarzan of the apes 1918 user. Still, the escape into the world of the film is not complete.
Directed by scott sidney starring elmo lincoln, enid markey, george b. If you know of any omissions, let me know in the comments section. It is based on edgar rice burroughss book tarzan of the apes. Apr 11, 2018 tarzan of the apes is edgar rice burroughs first novel in the series starring the man raised by apes. The production and release of this documentary which was accompanied by a restored video of the silent 1918 film complete with a new film score is fully covered in erbzine. It was a hit and hollywood had a new hero, one that continues to enthrall moviegoers to this day. Join edgar rice burroughs inc in celebrating 100 years of tarzan movies. Tarzan disambiguation tarzan, the ape man disambiguation. Kindly ignore the platinum logo in the beginning of the film. I think that tarzan of the apes ran complete in one issue of allstory magazine i. Its probably not fair to judge the film on half its footage, but thats what. Elmo lincoln became the first actor to play edgar rice burroughs lord of the jungle on the screen when he replaced the nowforgotten winslow wilson in the 1918 8reeler tarzan of the apes.
The film was directed by sidney scott in 1918 and was based on burroughs hugely popular novel of 1912. The project coincided with another tarzan centennial back in 2012 the celebration of the year that edgar rice burroughs wrote the first tarzan novel. The first tarzan film was the silent tarzan of the apes in 1918. Jan 12, 2019 this is the complete public domain version of the 1918 version of tarzan of the apes as issued by hollywood film enterprises. Tarzan of the apes 1918 movie simple english wikipedia.
Media for the 1918 united states film tarzan of the apes. Tarzan of the apes, an animated musical adventure film. Tarzan of the apes is a 1918 american actionadventure silent film directed by scott sidney starring elmo lincoln, enid markey, george b. John clayton is born in the coastal jungles of equatorial africa to a marooned couple from england, john and alice clayton, the lord and lady of greystoke. At this early point in american film history, tarzan of the apes was an instant success. The legend of tarzan is a 2016 adventure film directed by david yates and distributed by warner bros. The character tarzan debuted in edgar rice burroughs 1912 novel tarzan of the apes, and made to leap to films in the silent era, in a 1918 film of the same name.
Rex ingram october 20, 1895 september 19, 1969 was an american stage, film, and television actor. It was apparently a twohour film, but half of the footage is lost. Reared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the greystokes becomes one of the apes. Tarzan of the apes, starring elmo lincoln and enid markey as tarzan and jane, debuted at the broadway theatre in new york city. The first two were the silent films tarzan of the apes 1918 and the romance of tarzan 1918, both starring elmo lincoln as tarzan, based on the first and second parts of the novel, respectively. The movie was the first tarzan movie ever made, and is based on edgar rice burroughs original novel tarzan of the apes. This film used to come around on school holiday times in some cinemas and was quite popular. It has the animalistic brutality youd expect of a man raised by apes, but also offers surprising depth and substance. Tarzans complete list of films, a list of films by.
Media in category tarzan of the apes 1918 film the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. If you have any interest in tarzan, burroughs or silent film then this needs to be in your collection. Its a fairly straight forward telling of the novel, tho edgar rice burroughs was frequently on the set in an advisory role and his input was seldom utilized. Tarzan of the apes is a novel by american writer edgar rice burroughs tarzan of the apes may also refer to. This is the complete public domain version of the 1918 version of tarzan of the apes as issued by hollywood film enterprises. Ingram was born near cairo, illinois, on the mississippi river. Dec 21, 2017 tarzan of the apes is a 1918 american actionadventure silent film directed by scott sidney starring elmo lincoln, enid markey, george b. Tarzan of the apes first ever film 1918 gordon griffith. With tarzan of the apes, edgar rice burroughs delivers one of the best reads ive ever had. Tarzan of the apes 1918 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. Feb 01, 2008 tarzan of the apes was the very first film made about edgar rice burroughs savage hero. The first tarzan films were eight silent features and serials released between 1918 and 1929, most based on novels in the original series.
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