''Tarzan and the Golden Lion'' is a 1927 American

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

film directed by

J. P. McGowan John Paterson McGowan (February 24, 1880 – March 26, 1952) was a pioneering Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood actor and director and occasionally a screenwriter and Film producer, producer. McGowan remains the only Australian to have been ma ...

based on the 1923 novel of the same name written by

Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his prolific output in the adventure, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Best-known for creating the characters Tarzan and John Carter, ...

. It stars

James Pierce James Hubert Pierce (August 8, 1900 – December 11, 1983) was an American actor and the fourth actor to portray Tarzan on film. He appeared in films from 1924 to 1951. Background Pierce was born in Freedom, Indiana. He was an All-American ...

as Tarzan,

Frederick Peters Frederick Peters (April 8, 1851 – July 29, 1919) was a lawyer and Prince Edward Island politician, who served as the sixth premier of Prince Edward Island. Early life and career Peters was born in Charlottetown and educated at University of ...

as Esteban Miranda,

Dorothy Dunbar Dorothy Dunbar Lawson (May 28, 1902 – October 23, 1992) was an American actress and socialite, who appeared in silent movies in the 1920s. Early years Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dunbar became an actress despite her father's opposit ...

Jane Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * Jane (1915 film), ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * Jane (2016 film), ''Jane'' (20 ...

, and

Edna Murphy Edna Murphy (November 17, 1899 – August 3, 1974) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 80 films between 1918 and 1933. Murphy was voted "Most Photographed Movie Star of 1925" by '' ScreenLand Magazine''. For part of ...

as Betty Greystoke. It also stars

Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor. His portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in the horror film ''Frankenstein'' (1931) (his 82nd film) established ...

as Owaza, a tribesman. The film was distributed by the Film Booking Offices of America.

Cast

as Tarzan *

as Esteban Miranda, villain *

as Betty Greystoke, Tarzan's sister * Harold Goodwin as Jack Bradley *

as Jane Porter Clayton, Lady Greystoke, Tarzan's wife *

D'Arcy Corrigan D'Arcy Corrigan (2 January 1870 – 25 December 1945) was an Irish lawyer who became an American film character actor. Life and career D'Arcy Corrigan was born in County Cork, playing over 50 film roles from 1925–1945. His early career inc ...

as Weesimbo *

as Owaza *

Robert Bolder Robert Bolder (20 July 1859 – 10 December 1937) was an English film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1912 and 1936. He was born in London and died in Los Angeles, California. In the early part of the 20th ...

as John Peebles

Production

''Tarzan and the Golden Lion'' was Pierce's only on-screen appearance as Tarzan. The next year, he married the daughter of

, and the two went on to perform the voices of Tarzan and Jane in a ''Tarzan'' radio series from 1932 to 1936.

Preservation status

Considered a

lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive, private collection, public archive or the U.S. Library of Congress. Conditions During most of the 20th century, U.S. copyright law required at least one copy ...

for many decades - with Pierce trying in vain to locate a copy before his death - a complete print of the film was discovered in the 1990s.ERBzine issue 0591
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