Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

Director:

Henry MacRae

Writers:

Ford Beebe (titles)
Edgar Rice Burroughs (novel)

Release Date:

1 October 1929 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

After Tarzan's estate is destroyed by Arabs Jane is sold into slavery by a man posing as a friendly scientist...

Plot Keywords:

Tarzan | Sequel | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Frank Merrill	...	Tarzan / Lord Greystoke
Natalie Kingston	...	Jane / Lady Jane
Al Ferguson	...	Albert Werper
Mademoiselle Kithnou	...	Queen La of Opar (as Kithnou)
Sheldon Lewis	...	Achmet Zek
Paul Panzer	...	Mohammed Bey
Clive Morgan	...	Philip Annersley

Runtime:

266 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Company:

Adventure Pictures

Trivia:

Chapter Titles: - 1. Call of the Jungle - 2. The Road To Opar - 3. The Altar of the Flaming God - 4. The Vengeance of La - 5. Condemned To Death - 6. Tantor the Terror - 7. The Dealy Peril - 8. Loop of Death - 9. Flight of Werper - 10.Prisoner of the Apes - 11.The Jaws of Death - 12.The Jewels of Opar - 13. A Human Sacrifice - 14. Tarzan's Rage - 15. Tarzan's Triumph

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

An action-packed serial with a handsome, hunky, articulate Tarzan!

This is an excellent adaptation of the book, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar. Frank Merrill's classically handsome features and lithe, muscular body make him a fine Tarzan visually; his vine-swinging and elephant riding are unparalleled in the movies; and the script allows him to be the refined, educated Tarzan of the books, at least intially (until he loses his memory.) This is an exciting serial, full of action and with great sets and scenery. The only question is: why a tiger? But the mistake is a charming one, since it echoes the one ERB himself made in initially putting tigers in Africa himself.