The Adventures of Tarzan
| The Adventures of Tarzan | |
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| 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 |
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Release date
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December 1, 1921 (first chapter) |
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Running time
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? mins. (15 chapters) |
| Language | Silent English Intertitles |
| Author | Maude Robinson Toombs |
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| Cover artist | Jerry Schneider |
| Series | Tarzan (book series) |
| Publisher | ERBville Press |
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Publication date
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2006 (trade paper) 2008 (hardcover) |
| Pages | 158 |
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| Preceded by | The Dark Heart of Time (1999) |
| Followed by | The Greystoke Legacy (2011) |
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.
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.
The success of the serial The Son of Tarzan inspired Great Western Producing Company to approach Tarzan's creator Edgar Rice Burroughs about making another Tarzan serial. However, the rights for another Tarzan film were still retained by the Weiss brothers' Numa Pictures Corporation, the makers of the feature film The Revenge of Tarzan. When Numa discovered that Great Western had Elmo Lincoln, the first screen Tarzan, signed to play the lead, they agreed to a deal in which Great Western would produce the film while Numa would handle distribution. The story was based partially on two of the Tarzan novels, The Return of Tarzan and Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar, with the addition of some new material. The desert scenes were filmed in Arizona.
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