Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

Tarzan of the Apes (1918)

Tarzan did not know why he caressed her... He had never seen a white woman before!

Release Date: 1918, January 27
Directors: Scott Sidney
Countries: United States of America
Production: National Film Corporation of America
Cast: Rex Ingram, Colin Kenny, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Elmo Lincoln, Jack Wilson, Louis Morrison, Thomas Jefferson, Enid Markey, George B. French, True Boardman, Gordon Griffith, Kathleen Kirkham

Overview:

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.