The Son of Tarzan (film)

The Son of Tarzan
Film poster
Directed byArthur J. Flaven
Harry Revier
Written byRoy Somerville
Based onThe Son of Tarzan
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced byDavid P. Howells
StarringKamuela C. Searle
Manilla Martan
P. Dempsey Tabler
Karla Schramm
Eugene Burr
Distributed byNational Film Corporation of America
Release date
  • May 1920 (1920-05) (first chapter)
Running time
253 minutes (15 chapters)
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
BudgetNegative cost: $106,000[1]
Full serial

The Son of Tarzan is a 1920 15-chapter American film serial which focuses on the coming of age of Jack Clayton, also known as Korak, the son of Tarzan and Jane. The serial was produced by David P. Howells, written by Roy Somerville (based on the 1915 novel The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs), and directed by Arthur J. Flaven and Harry Revier. The film was released starting in the summer of 1920, with the final chapter released in January 1921.[2]

  1. ^ Essoe, Gabe (1972). Tarzan of the Movies. Citadel Press. pp. 29–37. ISBN 978-0-8065-0295-3.
  2. ^ Terrorstralis