The Adventures of Tarzan

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The Adventures of Tarzan
Directed by Robert F. Hill
Scott Sidney
Produced by Louis Weiss
Written by Robert F. Hill
Lillian Valentine
based on novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring Elmo Lincoln
Louise Lorraine
Scott Pembroke
Frank Whitson
Lillian Worth
Distributed by Numa Pictures Corporation
Release date(s) December 1, 1921 (first chapter)
Running time  ? mins. (15 chapters)
Language English
IMDb profile

The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) is a 15 chapter movie serial which features the third and final appearance of Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan. The serial was produced by Louis Weiss, written by Robert F. Hill and Lillian Valentine (partially based on the novels The Return of Tarzan and Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs), and directed by Robert F. Hill and Scott Sidney. The first chapter was released on December 1, 1921. [1]]

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[edit] Plot

Tarzan rescues Jane from Arab slave-traders after they have been marooned in Africa. They return to the cabin where his parents lived before their death. Jane is captured by Queen La of Opar, taken to that hidden city, and is to be made a sacrifice. Tarzan rescues her and they escape.

Nikolas Rokoff and William Cecil Clayton, the usurper to Tarzan's title of Lord Greystoke, learn that Jane has a map to the city (which contains fabulous riches in exotic jewels), tattooed onto her back. They kidnap her and attempt to loot the city.

Tarzan braves many perils, finally rescues Jane, defeats the villains and escapes La's amorous clutches.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Chapters

  • 1. Jungle Romance
  • 2. The City of Gold
  • 3. The Sun Death
  • 4. Stalking Death
  • 5. Flames of Hate
  • 6. The Ivory Tomb
  • 7. The Jungle Trap
  • 8. The Tornado
  • 9. Fangs of the Lion
  • 10. The Simoon
  • 11. The Hidden Foe
  • 12. Dynamite Trail
  • 13. The Jungle's Fury
  • 14. Flaming Arrows
  • 15. The Last Adventure

[edit] Production Notes

  • Frank Merrill, a former gymnast, portrayed an Arab guard in the serial. He also doubled for Lincoln in tree-climbing scenes. Seven years later, Merrill was cast as the Apeman in Tarzan the Mighty.
  • The film was reedited and released with sound effects twice -- first in 1928, and a second time in 1935.
  • The desert scenes were filmed in Arizona.
  • The complete fifteen chapter version has not survived. Sufficient material did remain however for the film to be released to video and DVD in a ten-chapter version.

[edit] References

Essoe, Gabe. Tarzan of The Movies, 1968, published by The Citadel Press.

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Tarzan movies
Silent films
Tarzan of the Apes (1918) • The Romance of Tarzan (1918) • The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) • The Son of Tarzan (1920) • The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) • Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) • Tarzan the Mighty (1928) • Tarzan the Tiger (1929)
Early MGM-RKO series films
(Johnny Weissmuller)
Later RKO series films
and independent films
Competing films
Tarzan the Fearless (1933) • The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) (in both film serial and feature film formats) • Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) • Tarzan’s Revenge (1938) • Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959)
Later films