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The Son of Tarzan
(1920)

This jungle serial, directed by Harry Revier and Arthur J. Flaven, stars Kamuela C. Searle and Manilla Martan, with P. Dempsey Tabler, Karla Schramm, Gordon Griffith, Mae Giraci, Eugene Burr, Frank Morrell and Ray Thompson.

Grapevine Video
2020 Blu-ray Disc edition

The Son of Tarzan (1920), black & white, 287 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
One single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R BDMV); 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in pillarboxed 16:9 (1920 x 1080 pixels) 24 fps progressive scan image encoded in SDR AVC format at ? Mbps average video bit rate; LPCM 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Mbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc BD keepcase; $29.95.
Release date: November 2020.
Country of origin: USA

This BD-R edition has likely been mastered from 16mm and/or 8mm reduction prints.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Drazin.

This is our recommended home video edition of the serial.

This Region 0 Blu-ray Disc (BD-R) edition is available directly from . . .

Grapevine Video
2020 DVD edition

The Son of Tarzan (1920), black & white, 287 minutes, not rated.

Grapevine Video,
no catalog number, unknown UPC number.
Three single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R discs; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard three-disc DVD keepcase; $24.95.
Release date: November 2020.
Country of origin: USA

This DVD-R edition has likely been mastered from 16mm and/or 8mm reduction prints.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by David Drazin.

This is our recommended DVD home video edition of the serial.

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Alpha Video
2009 DVD edition

The Son of Tarzan (1920), black & white, 241 minutes, not rated.

Alpha Home Entertainment, distributed by Oldies.com,
ALP 5745D, UPC 0-89218-57459-6.
Two single-sided, single-layered, Region 0 NTSC DVD-R discs; 1.33:1 aspect ratio picture in full-frame 4:3 (720 x 480 pixels) interlaced scan image encoded in SDR MPEG-2 format at ? Mbps average video bit rate (capable of progressive scan upscaling to ? fps); Dolby Digital (AC3) 2.0 stereo sound encoded at ? Kbps audio bit rate; English language intertitles, no subtitles; chapter stops; standard two-disc DVD keepcase; $9.98 (raised to $10.98).
Release date: 27 January 2009.
Country of origin: USA

This budget DVD edition has likely been mastered from 16mm or 8mm reduction prints.

The film is accompanied by a music score composed and performed by Marc Kaplan.

Only recommended if you want the abbreviated feature film version of the serial.

USA: Click the logomark to purchase this Region 0 NTSC DVD-R edition from Amazon.com. Your purchase supports Silent Era.