Tarzan of the Apes
National Film Corporation of America and First National Exhibitors' Circuit1918
The Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans, United States
Half-sheet poster for "Tarzan of the Apes," a National Film Corporation of America and First National Exhibitors' Circuit release. Poster shows an image of Elmo Lincoln as Tarzan embracing Enid Markey as Jane, as she looks up at him. Tagline: "Tarzan did not know why he caressed her -- he had never seen a white woman before." Title and production information around image. This is the United States original year-of-issue half sheet poster for the movie. "Tarzan of the Apes" was one of the first major movie blockbusters, earning over $1,000,000. Much of the location filming for the movie was done in Morgan City, making it the first blockbuster to be filmed in Louisiana.
Details
- Title: Tarzan of the Apes
- Creator: National Film Corporation of America, First National Exhibitors' Circuit
- Date Created: 1918
- Physical Dimensions: 22" x 28"
- Type: posters
- Rights: Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U. S. copyright laws.
- Medium: printing ink; printing paper; watercolor (paint)
- Art Form: Prints and Printmaking
- Support: collotype (process); hand coloring
- Depicted Location: Morgan City, Louisiana
- Depicted Person: Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey
- Original Title: Tarzan of the Apes
- Credit Line: The Historic New Orleans Collection
- Accession Number: SC 2.1.3.4, 2014.021
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