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Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

Tarzan the Tiger poster
Directed by
Henry MacRae
Genre
silent film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
4h 26m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Tarzan the Tiger follows Tarzan as he protects Jane and their jungle home from danger. It is a silent serial that adapts the novel Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar.

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What happens

Tarzan the Tiger (1929) is a Universal movie serial based on the novel Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It stars Frank Merrill as Tarzan, Natalie Kingston as Jane, and Al Ferguson. It was directed by Henry MacRae. It was once considered a lost film, but a copy has since been found. Today the serial is available on DVD and, in the public domain, available for download on the internet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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