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Elmo Lincoln.
Photograph: Silent Era image collection.
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Tarzan of the Apes
(1918) United States of America
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
The National Film Corporation of America, Incorporated, production; distributed by First National Exhibitors’ Circuit, Incorporated [A First National Attraction]. / Scenario by Scott Sidney, from the novel Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Production supervised by William Parsons. Art direction by F.I. Wetherbee. Costume design by Ed M. Jahraus. Properties by Ed M. Jahraus. Technical direction by Martin J. Doner. Assistant director, Charles Watt. Cinematography by Enrique Juan Vallejo and Harry M. Fowler. Film editor, Isadore Bernstein. Music score by Vern Elliott. Presented by The National Film Corporation of America, Incorporated. / No copyright registration. Premiered 27 January 1918 at the Broadway Theatre in New York, New York. General release, 2 April 1918. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Lincoln replaced actor Stellan Windrow, who had left the production to enlist to fight in World War I. The film was cut to eight reels, likely for its general release. Followed by 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].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals - Characters: Tarzan - Jungles - Ships - Water
Listing updated: 21 May 2023.
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 : with additional information provided by Anthony Durrant.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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