Saturday, February 16 – 7:30 PM
[Spielberg] Double Feature: 95th Anniversary! TARZAN OF THE APES, 1918, 73 min. Dir. Scott Sidney. A faithful adaptation of the original novel: The filming was supervised by author Edgar Rice Burroughs himself, with the swamps of Louisiana standing in for the African jungle. Starring the man who first brought Tarzan to life on screen, Elmo Lincoln!
THE ADVENTURES OF TARZAN, 1921, 79 min. Dirs. Robert F. Hill, Scott Sidney. This feature version of the 1921 serial was Lincoln’s last of three appearances as the king of the jungle. With live piano accompaniment by Cliff Retallick. Book signing in the lobby at 6:30 PM of the commemorative visual history Tarzan: The Centennial Celebration.
Official Website: http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/egyptian_theatre_events
Added by AmericanCinematheque on February 13, 2013