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1918 · Movie · 1h · NR

Tarzan of the Apes

CriticsCritics: 81
AudienceAudience: 5.6

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.

My take

A wild man raised by apes swings through the African jungle in this silent adventure classic that defined the Tarzan mythos. It's pure escapism with genuine thrills—primal, physical, and unencumbered by civilization's constraints.

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Cast

Elmo LincolnEnid MarkeyGordon GriffithTrue BoardmanKathleen KirkhamGeorge B. FrenchColin KennyThomas Jefferson

Director

Scott Sidney

If tonight is a Tarzan of the Apes night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.