The Revenge of Tarzan
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The Revenge of Tarzan is a silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
adventure film, and the third Tarzan film produced. The film was produced by the Great Western Film Producing Company, a subsidiary of Numa Pictures Corporation. It was sold to Goldwyn Distributing Company before release. It was written by Robert Saxmar (based on the 1915 novel The Return of Tarzan
The Return of Tarzan
The Return of Tarzan is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine New Story Magazine in the issues for June through December 1913; the first book edition was published in 1915 by A. C....
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.-Biography:...
), and directed by Harry Revier
Harry Revier
Harry Jack Revier was an independent American director, producer and first generation exploitation film maker best known for his sound films; The Lost City , Lash of the Penitentes and Child Bride .-Biography:Born in Philadelphia in 1890, some sources state that Revier gained early experience as...
and George M. Merrick
George M. Merrick
George Martin Merrick was a writer of the Frank Buck serial Jungle Menace...
. It was released on May 30, 1920.
Synopsis
Tarzan and JaneJane Porter (Tarzan)
Jane Porter is a major character in Edgar Rice Burroughs's series of Tarzan novels, and in adaptations of the saga to other media, particularly film.- In the novels :...
are traveling to Paris to help his old friend Countess de Coude, who is being threatened by her brother, Nikolas Rokoff. Rokoff has Tarzan tossed overboard. He survives, comes ashore in North Africa, and goes to Paris to search for Jane.
In Paris, Tarzan reunites with his old friend Paul D'Arnot, who informs him that Jane was taken to Africa.
Tarzan returns just in time to save Jane from a lion attack, and soon defeats Rokoff and his henchmen.
Cast
- Gene PollarGene PollarGene Pollar was the screen name of New York City firefighter Joseph Pohler, who in his very brief movie career played Tarzan.-Background:...
as Tarzan - Karla SchrammKarla SchrammKarla Schramm , a lifelong resident of Los Angeles, California, was most famous for being the second actress to play Jane in films. She first appeared in the 1920 production The Revenge of Tarzan opposite Gene Pollar as Tarzan. Later that same year she again played the role in the movie serial The...
as Jane - Estelle TaylorEstelle TaylorEstelle Taylor was an American Hollywood actress whose career was most prominent during the silent film era of the 1920s....
as Countess de Coude, Tarzan's ally - Armand Cortes as Nikolas Rokoff, a villain
- Franklin B. Coates as Paul D'Arnot, Tarzan's old friend
- George Romain as Count de Coude
Production notes
The production filmed on location in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, and Balboa, California.
Karla Schramm returned to portray Jane in The Son of Tarzan
The Son of Tarzan (film)
The Son of Tarzan is a 15 chapter 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 , and directed by Arthur J. Flaven and Harry Revier...
(opposite P. Dempsey Tabler
P. Dempsey Tabler
Perce Dempsey Tabler was a Tennessee-born athlete, businessman and actor, best remembered for being the third actor to portray Tarzan in films....
as Tarzan), also released in 1920. She and Brenda Joyce
Brenda Joyce (actress)
Brenda Joyce was an American film actress. She was born as Betty Graftina Leabo in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, although family and friends referred to her as Graftina....
are the only two actresses who have portrayed Jane opposite two different Tarzans.
Gene Pollar
Gene Pollar
Gene Pollar was the screen name of New York City firefighter Joseph Pohler, who in his very brief movie career played Tarzan.-Background:...
, a former firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
, made no other films, and returned to his old job after the film was completed.
The film is currently lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.