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Tarzan of the Apes (1918) was a Silent Films - Adventure Film directed by Scott Sidney and produced by William Parsons.

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Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway. (3)

By C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and 3 months after the original story, of the same n... Read full article


Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway. (2)

By C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and ... Read full article


Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway.

By C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Classic Film Aficionados This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and 3 months after the ori... Read full article


Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway. (1)

By C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and ... Read full article


Tarzan of the Apes, Happy Anniversary! Premiered Sunday, January 27th, 1918 at the Broadway Theater in New York City, located at 41st Street and Broadway.

By C. S. Williams on Jan 27, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

This is an important date in the collective memory of U.S. cinema-goers , because on this date we saw an American fictional character, who was hugely popular, make the transition to celluloid. The movie Tarzan of the Apes was released just 5 years and 3 months after the original story, of the same n... Read full article


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For the African village scenes native huts were constructed and 800 locals were hired as extras. The village was burned to the ground for the final village scene.
Production began with Stellan Windrow playing Tarzan. After five weeks of shooting, Windrow quit to enlist in the First World War. Footage of him swinging from vines remains in the final film.
Edgar Rice Burroughs sold the film rights for "Tarzan of the Apes" to the National Film Corporation on June 6, 1916. He received a record $5,000 cash advance on royalties, $50,000 in company stock and 5% of gross receipts.
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