ERBzine 4980: Tarzan the Mighty - Film Novelization and Adaptation

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Volume 4980

THE FILM NOVELIZATION

Featuring novelization chapters by Arthur B. Reeve
Followed by summaries of the serial
From an original serial produced by Universal Pictures Corporation,
by special arrangement with Edgar Rice Burroughs
Author of Tarzan of the Apes, The Cave Girl, etc.

I. TARZAN THE MIGHTY
Novelization by Arthur B. Reeve

CHAPTERS

I. Jungle King
II. Queen of His Kind 5
III. Black John Plots    6
IV. A Pawn of Passion 8
V. Tantor Trumpets    9
VI. Giant Emotions 10
VII. Flaming Hate      11
VIII. Mock Marriage   12
IX. Black John's Revenge   13
X. The Imposter    14
XI. The Stolen Heritage    15
XII. Treachery Higher Up   16
XIII. A Thief in the Night     17
XIV. Momentary Triumph   19
XV. The Day of Reckoning   19

II. TARZAN THE MIGHTY
Summaries of the serial episodes

CHAPTER TITLES
Adapted from the chapter synopses at ERBzine 0592
1. The Terror of Tarzan
2. The Love Cry
3. The Call of the Jungle
4. The Lion's Leap
5. Flames of Hate
6. The Fiery Pit
7. The Leopard's Lair
8. The Jungle Traitor
9. lost in the Jungle
10. Jaws of Death
11. A Thief in the Night
12. The Enemy of Tarzan
13. Perilous Paths
14. Facing Death
15. The Reckoning
Read all the Chapter Summaries at:
ERBzine 0592

Tarzan the Mighty was originally scheduled to be a twelve chapter serial . . . as you can see by the "ad" produced here. . . and the first chapters were released with this intention. However, due to the sensational reception the first chapters received from the theatre going public, it was decided to stretch the length of the film to fifteen episodes. The cast, credits and chapter titles follow . . . and you will notice that the chapter titles of the film differ from the ones for the fictionized version of the serial.

CREDITS
Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, Corp. Directed by Jack Nelson.
Supervised by William Lord Wright.
Adaptation and continuity by Ian McCloskey Heath, based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' "Jungle Tales of Tarzan."
Release date: August 1928.
Serial: 15 Chapters.
CAST
Tarzan                    Frank Merrill
Mary Trevor         Natalie Kingston
Bobby Trevor        Bobby Nelson
Black John            Al Ferguson
Lord Greystoke    Lorimer Johnston

III. PHOTO GALLERY
Selected from our ERBzine Silver Screen Features

TO OUR GALLERIES OF
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Tarzan the Mighty 1928 \| Gallery	FRANK MERRILL "Hercules of the Screen"	Tarzan the Tiger 1929
Merrill Remembered Part I	Merrill Remembered Part II	Merrill Remembered Part III
.	NATALIE KINGSTON Photo Gallery	.

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