The Son of Tarzan, 1920

The Son of Tarzan is a 1920 15-chapter American film serial which focuses on the coming of age of Jack Clayton, also known as Korak, the son of Tarzan and Jane. The serial was produced by David P. Howells, written by Roy Somerville (based on the 1915 novel The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs), and directed by Arthur J. Flaven and Harry Revier. The film was released starting in the summer of 1920, with the final chapter released in January 1921.

On April 3, 1920, Rubey announced that cowboy actor Jack Hoxie would play the lead as Tarzan’s son, Korak. The female lead would be Rubey’s wife, Lucille. Harry Revier was hired as the director and the filming would take place on an island in the South Pacific. He even stated that “over 300 apes, orangutans, gorillas and chimpanzees have been contracted for”.