Elmo Lincoln Notable as: The first Tarzan film. Silent, black-and-white, relatively faithful to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel. Lincoln became the first live-action Lord of the Jungle.
Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan & Jane go to NYC to rescue Boy from a circus. Last Weissmuller MGM Tarzan.
Gordon Scott First Tarzan in widescreen (CinemaScope). Color? Still b&w.
Gordon Scott Tribal medicine vs. modern medicine.
Frank Merrill Another serial, partially silent and partially with sound effects. Tarzan searches for treasure in lost city Opar.
Elmo Lincoln A sequel released the same year as the first film. Mostly lost, but fragments exist. Continues Tarzan & Jane’s story.
Here are some live-action Tarzan movies with a brief summary of each:
Johnny Weissmuller (RKO) First Tarzan film without Jane (Maureen O’Sullivan refused role). Tarzan fights Nazis (!) in the jungle.
Jock Mahoney Mahoney got severely ill during filming (dysentery, pneumonia). Still finished.
Johnny Weissmuller Jane’s relatives try to bring her back to England. More adventure in the jungle.
Elmo Lincoln Notable as: The first Tarzan film. Silent, black-and-white, relatively faithful to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel. Lincoln became the first live-action Lord of the Jungle.
Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan & Jane go to NYC to rescue Boy from a circus. Last Weissmuller MGM Tarzan.
Gordon Scott First Tarzan in widescreen (CinemaScope). Color? Still b&w.
Gordon Scott Tribal medicine vs. modern medicine.
Frank Merrill Another serial, partially silent and partially with sound effects. Tarzan searches for treasure in lost city Opar.
Elmo Lincoln A sequel released the same year as the first film. Mostly lost, but fragments exist. Continues Tarzan & Jane’s story.
Here are some live-action Tarzan movies with a brief summary of each:
Johnny Weissmuller (RKO) First Tarzan film without Jane (Maureen O’Sullivan refused role). Tarzan fights Nazis (!) in the jungle.
Jock Mahoney Mahoney got severely ill during filming (dysentery, pneumonia). Still finished.
Johnny Weissmuller Jane’s relatives try to bring her back to England. More adventure in the jungle.