Tarzan the Ape Man is a 1932 pre-Code American action adventure film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs ' Tarzan and starring Johnny Weissmuller, …

Tarzan the Ape Man: Directed by W.S. Van Dyke. With Johnny Weissmuller, Neil Hamilton, C. Aubrey Smith, Maureen O'Sullivan. A trader and his daughter set off in search of the fabled …

Jun 30, 2016 · Lincoln was the very first actor to take on the feral character, who was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs and first appeared in the writer's 1912 publication Tarzan of the Apes. …

Oct 31, 2025 · Tarzan, the creation of the American novelist Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in a magazine story in 1912. His popularity led to the publication of a novel, Tarzan of the …

Nov 11, 2024 · The first film released in 1918 was a book-faithful adaptation of Burroughs' story, with actor Elmo Lincoln serving as the first adult Tarzan on screen. Lincoln returned for two …

May 29, 2018 · Barrel-chested Elmo Lincoln, who'd portrayed a blacksmith in The Birth of a Nation, was the first screen Tarzan. He was followed in the role by such actors as Frank …

Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel Tarzan of the Apes (magazine publication 1912, book publication 1914), and subsequently in 23 sequels, several …

According to Burroughs, Tarzan was born in 1888, as John Clayton II, the son of John Clayton I (Lord Greystoke) and his wife, Alice Clayton, who were marooned on the Atlantic coast of …

As a young adult, Tarzan meets a young American woman, Jane Porter, who along with her father and others of their party is marooned at exactly the same spot on the African coast where …

Based on a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the Tarzan films proved enormously popular in the United States and across the world during the 1930’s. The early films starring …