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Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

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Elmo Lincoln became the first actor to play Edgar Rice Burrough's "Lord of the Jungle" on the screen when he replaced the now-forgotten Winslow Wilson in the 1918 8-reeler Tarzan of the Apes. During the first portion of the film, Tarzan -- aka Lord Greystoke -- is portrayed by juvenile actor Gordon Griffith. The earlier reels detail the deaths of Greystoke's British parents in the jungle, and how the boy was raised by female ape Kala. Years pass: a rescue party, including high-born Jane Porter

Unrated, 1 hr. 3 min.

Action & Adventure

Directed By: Scott Sidney

Written By: Fred Miller, Lois Weber

Cast

Elmo Lincoln
Tarzan
Gordon Griffith
Tarzan as a Child
True Boardman Sr.
Lord Greystoke
Colin Kenny
The Greystoke Nephew
Enid Markey
Jane Porter
Bessie Toner
Bar Maid
Thomas Jefferson
Prof. Porter
Kathleen Kirkham
Lady Greystoke
Eugene Pallette
George B. French
Binns
Fred Wilson
Louis Morrison
Innkeeper
Rex Ingram
Jack Wilson
Captain of the Fuwalda

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remains far truer to the text than most subsequent film versions

December 4, 2009 Full Review Source: Old School Reviews

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John A. Nesbit

Old School Reviews Source: Old School Reviews

The first Tarzan put to film though creaky, is an amazing curio.

March 19, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Creaky, sure, but this is historical Tarzaniana with Elmo Lincoln as the screen's first (silent) vine swinger.

September 30, 2006 Comment

Steve Crum

Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

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