fiction.wikisort.org - MovieThe Romance of Tarzan is a 1918 American silent action adventure film directed by Wilfred Lucas starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, Thomas Jefferson, and Cleo Madison. The movie was the second Tarzan movie ever made, and is based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' original 1912 novel Tarzan of the Apes. It adapts only the second part of the novel, the earlier portion having been the basis for the preceding film Tarzan of the Apes (1918). Less popular than its predecessor due to much of the action taking place in the wild west rather than Africa,[citation needed] the film has not been preserved, and no prints of it are known to survive today.[2]
1918 film by Wilfred Lucas
The Romance of Tarzan |
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Directed by | Wilfred Lucas |
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Written by | |
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Based on | Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
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Produced by | William Parsons Isadore Bernstein ("Supervised")[1] |
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Cinematography | Harry Vallejo |
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Edited by | C. R. Wallace |
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Distributed by | National Film Corporation of America |
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Release date |
- September 16, 1918 (1918-09-16)
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Running time | 96 min |
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Country | United States |
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Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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Plot
The film opens with flashbacks from Tarzan of the Apes to establish the back story. The African expedition led by Professor Porter (Thomas Jefferson) to find Tarzan (Elmo Lincoln), the ape-raised heir of Lord Greystoke, has been crowned with success, and Tarzan and Porter's daughter Jane (Enid Markey) are in love.
The party now prepares to return to civilization when it is attacked by natives and separated from the ape-man. Tarzan's paternal cousin William Cecil Clayton (Colin Kenny), the current Lord Greystoke, desiring to keep his wealth and title, reports having seen the savages kill Tarzan. Believing him dead, they leave without their charge. But Tarzan has in fact survived, and is eager to be reunited with Jane. Finding his new friends gone he swims out to another boat to follow.
Eventually he reaches the United States, and is landed near the Porters' ranch in San Francisco, California. Tarzan in civilization is like a bull in a china shop, as is demonstrated early in a destructive incident in a dance hall, where his prowess impresses La Belle Odine (Cleo Madison). Things get back on track when Jane is kidnapped by outlaws, presenting him with the opportunity to rescue her. Jane, however, is cold to him, as Clayton has falsely convinced her he is in love with the other woman. Heartbroken, Tarzan swears off civilization and returns to Africa. Belatedly learning the truth from Odine, Jane follows, and is happily reunited with her lover in the jungle.
Cast
Reception
Like many American films of the time, The Romance of Tarzan was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors required a cut, in Reel 2, of Tarzan choking a native with his arm, Reel 4, Tarzan kissing a young woman on her breast, Reel 6, the intertitle "If you will only spare him I will go back and be your slave", a scene showing Tarzan lifting a man off his feet and choking him, and two scenes of Tarzan choking a man.[3]
See also
References
- "Is Unconvincing, But Jungle Stuff and Action Make It Interesting", The Romance of Tarzan, review, Wid's Daily (New York, N.Y.), October 16, 1918, [p. 4]. Internet Archive, San Francisco, California. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- Carl Bennett (ed.). "The Romance of Tarzan". silentera.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
- "Official Cut-Outs by the Chicago Board of Censors". Exhibitors Herald. New York City: Exhibitors Herald Company. 7 (17): 43. October 19, 1918.
External links
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Literature |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs' official canon |
- Tarzan of the Apes (1912)
- The Return of Tarzan (1913)
- The Beasts of Tarzan (1914)
- The Son of Tarzan (1915)
- Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916)
- Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919)
- Tarzan the Untamed (1920)
- Tarzan the Terrible (1921)
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23)
- Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924)
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28)
- Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29)
- Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30)
- Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31)
- Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32)
- Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932)
- Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34)
- Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33)
- Tarzan's Quest (1935/36)
- Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938)
- Tarzan the Magnificent (1939)
- Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947)
- Tarzan and the Madman (1964)
- Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
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Related works |
- The Eternal Lover (1925)
- The Mad King (1926)
- Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963)
- Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)
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Licensed works |
- Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966)
- Hadon of Ancient Opar (1974)
- Bunduki (1975)
- Flight to Opar (1976)
- Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996)
- The Dark Heart of Time (1999)
- The Adventures of Tarzan (1921/2006)
- Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy (2011)
- Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don (2015)
- Tarzan on the Precipice (2016)
- King Kong vs. Tarzan (2016)
- Tarzan Trilogy (2016)
- Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege (2017)
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Television |
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Series | |
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Adventure hours |
- The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour
- The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour
- Tarzan and the Super 7
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Disney version |
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Films | |
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Adaptations |
- The Legend of Tarzan (2001-2003)
- Musical
- Tarzan Rocks!
- Tarzan's Treehouse
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Video games |
- Disney's Tarzan
- Tarzan: Untamed
- Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle
- Disney's Tarzan Activity Center
- Kingdom Hearts
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Music | |
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Miscellaneous |
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Speech |
- Kreegah bundolo
- Tarzan yell
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Games | |
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Comics |
- Akim
- Tarzan vs. Predator: At the Earth's Core
- Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-woman
- Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle
- Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes
- Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips
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