Figure 1.-- Here we see Jim Pierce in a silent Tarzan film with a troop of American Boy Scouts. We are not sure which Tarzan film this was. |
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There were several Tarzan films made as silents. We do not have a list of the films. There were different actors who played Tarzan. One of the most impressive was James Pierce, a particulasrly importasnt Tarzan. He not only appeared in the movies, but married the daughter of the author, Edgar Rice Burrougs. Pierce and Joan Burroughs married in 1928. The two became very well known because they starred on the populat Tarzan radio series. We note a still with Boy Scouts, but are not sure of the film it came from.
There were several Tarzan films made as silents. We do not have a list of the films. We know that Jim Pierce made the silent, "Tarzan and the Golden Lion".
There were different actors who played Tarzan. One of the most impressive was James Pierce, a particulasrly importasnt Tarzan. He was a college sports coach. He coached several future movie stars like John Wyne. Pierce was selected to plat Tarzan after he fell into the pool at the Burroughs' estate. He not only appeared in the movies, but married the daughter of the author, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Pierce and Joan Burroughs married in 1928.
We note a still with Boy Scouts from a Tarzan film (figure 1). We are not sure of the film it came from. It may be "Tarzan and the Golden Lion", but we arenot sure.
The Pierces became very well known because they starred on the populat Tarzan radio series. They were replaced when Joan became pregnant. The producers were concerned that the pregnancy would upset the production schedule. They replaced her and Jim refused to do the program without her.
The film illustrates the utility of movie costuming. The outfits of the natives are of course the creation of the costume designer. The boys, however, wear actual period Boy Scout uniforms. Clearly films with contemporary settings are the most useful, but even here great care must be used in using movies to assess clothing styles.
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