This was the first serial to do so and pictorial retelling of earlier chapters became a common feature of later serials. This played at the start of the first chapter and the idea was extended to replace the written opening synopsis of the story so far in each subsequent chapter. Īs the audience may not have been aware of the background to the Tarzan story, Revier arranged a pictorial prologue to acquaint them with the basics. The fifteenth and final chapter was not finished until 27 January 1921, for a total negative cost of $106,000. Flavin, in June 1920 to speed up production. This timetable could not be kept to and Revier hired an assistant director, Arthur J. Production started, with the intention of an autumn release. With this serial she was reprising her role as Jane from The Revenge of Tarzan. Karla Schramm was another Tarzan film veteran after Griffiths. He was not popular as Tarzan and this was his final performance on screen. As he was balding, he wore a bad, unconvincing wig for the part. Tabler was in his mid-40s at the time, making him the oldest actor to debut as Tarzan to date. Dempsey Tabler, a Tennessee athlete with experience in light opera, was cast as Tarzan. The role of the young Korak initially went to Kenneth Nordyke but he was replaced by Gordon Griffith, who had played the young Tarzan in Tarzan of the Apes and The Romance of Tarzan. Searle spent four weeks in the desert prior to filming "hardening" himself in preparation for the role. Searle, who had played an important part in Cecil B. This left the serial without a star again until Revier cast Hawaiian actor Kamuela C. Hoxie had never been enthusiastic about the part and soon pulled out. With the backing of Howells and casting director Jean Temple, Revier replaced Lucille Rubey with Kathleen May, only to replace her in turn by Nita Martan (then using the stage name Manilla Martan). Within a month most of these plans had changed. He even stated that "over 300 apes, orangutangs, gorillas and chimpanzees have been contracted for". The female lead would be Rubey's wife, Lucille. Harry Revier was hired as the director and the filming would take place on an island in the South Pacific. On 3 April 1920, Rubey announced that cowboy actor Jack Hoxie would play the lead as Tarzan's son, Korak.
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It is to be no mad jumble of blood and thunder, nor a series of unrelated incidents intended to be mystifying, but will be a consistently constructed dramatic production." Casting
Howells told the press, "This picture will be an animal serial supreme with a special cast. As the production was without a star to begin with the early publicity focussed on the serial itself. National Film Corporation was unable to cast either of the previous Tarzan actors, Elmo Lincoln or Gene Pollar. Howells, decided to abandon the feature film format of the previous Tarzan production in favour of a film serial.
Rubey, National Film Corporation paid Burroughs $20,000 for the screen rights to his novel The Son of Tarzan. However, following a change in President to Harry M. Frank Morrell as Sheik Amor Ben KhatourĮdgar Rice Burroughs had fallen out with the President of National Film Corporation over the first two Tarzan films.Eugene Burr as Ivan Paulovich, a villain seeking revenge on Tarzan.Gordon Griffith as Korak/Jack Clayton (child).Manilla Martan as Meriem, Korak's companion and eventual wife (adult).Searle as Korak/Jack Clayton, the son of Tarzan (adult) An elephant rescues Korak, who is bound to a stake, and he and Meriem are reunited with their parents, and all sail for England. The film climaxes with a battle pitting Korak against Paulovich, his henchmen and the slave traders. They discover her parentage and send for her father. Tarzan and Jane, living at their African estate, find Meriem and informally adopt her. Paulovich hopes to receive a ransom from her wealthy parents for her return as well, and attempts to capture both of them.Įventually Paulovich lures Jane to Africa in order to extort a ransom, but Tarzan soon follows. Korak rescues Meriem, a young French girl held captive by Arab slave traders, and they grow to adulthood in the jungle. He is given the Ape name Korak, which means "Killer" in their language. Jack escapes with Akut, and survives on his own in the wild much like his father before him. The ape's trainer is really Ivan Paulovich, an old enemy of Tarzan's, who is looking for a way to enact vengeance. He sneaks away to see a trained ape called Ajax (in reality, Akut, an old friend from Tarzan's youth). Their pre-teen son, Jack, dreams of jungle adventures like his father's, but is discouraged by his parents. Tarzan and Jane have left Africa, married and settled in London.
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