TMDb Rating
5.3/10
24 verified votes
Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
ActionAdventure
60 min
"Tarzan did not know why he caressed her... He had never seen a white woman before!"
Plot Summary
A female ape takes to mothering the orphaned boy (Tarzan) and raises him over the course of many years until a rescue mission is finally launched and the search party combs the jungle for the long-time missing Lord Greystoke. But then, one of the search members, Jane Porter, gets separated from the group and comes face to face with fearsome wild animals. Tarzan saves her from harm just in the knick of time and love begins to blossom.
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Keywords to include
ActionAdventureScott SidneyElmo LincolnEnid Markey1918
Director
Scott Sidney
Top Cast
Elmo LincolnEnid MarkeyGordon GriffithTrue BoardmanKathleen Kirkham
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