What is Tarzan of the Apes (1918 movie)?
{{Infobox film | name =Tarzan of the Apes | image =Tarzan of the Apes 1918.JPG | caption =Theatrical poster | director = [[Scott Sidney]] | producer = [[William Parsons]] | writer = [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] (book)<br>[[Fred Miller (screenwriter)|Fred Miller]] and [[Lois Weber]] (adaptation) | starring =[[Elmo Lincoln]]<br>Enid Markey | music = | cinematography = [[Enrique Juan Vallejo]] | editing = [[Isadore Bernstein]] | distributor = [[First National]] | released = January 27, 1918 (Broadway, New York) | runtime = 73 min | country = United States | language = Silent movie<br> [[English language|English]] intertitles | budget = }} [[File:Tarzan of the Apes (1918).webm|thumb|thumbtime=12|upright=1.5|'Tarzan of the Apes'']] '''''Tarzan of the Apes''''' is a 1918 [[silent movie]]. It was directed by [[Scott Sidney]]. It stars [[Elmo Lincoln]] and Enid Markey. The movie was the first [[Tarzan]] movie ever made. It is based on [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]'s book ''[[Tarzan of the Apes]]''. The movie adapts only the first part of the book. The rest of the book became the [[sequel]], ''[[The Romance of Tarzan]]''. The movie is considered the most faithful to the book of all the movie [[adaptation]]s. ==Story== Lord and Lady Greystoke are passengers on a ship bound for [[Africa]]. When the ship is taken over by mutineers, the two are left on a tropical coast. They die. Their infant son is [[adopt]]ed by Kala, an ape. She raises him as her own. The young Tarzan ([[Gordon Griffith]]) grows up among the apes. He becomes their king. A sailor discovers Tarzan. He reports to Tarzan's relatives in England. An expedition led by Professor Porter sets off to find Tarzan. The now-adult Tarzan ([[Elmo Lincoln]]) rescues Porter's daughter Jane (Enid Markey) when native villagers kidnap her. Tarzan romances her, and she comes to accept his love. ==Other websites== * {{imdb title|id=0009682|title=Tarzan of the Apes}} * [http://www.erbzine.com/mag5/0503.html ERBzine.com Silver Screen: ''Tarzan of t