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Auction History Result 7a0181 TARZAN OF THE APES 24x30 special poster + ad 1918 Elmo Lincoln in loincloth, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/27/2020 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Folded Two-Sided Special Movie Poster (measures 23 1/2" x 29 1/2" [60 x 75 cm]) (Learn More) Tarzan of the Apes, the 1918 Scott Sidney silent action adventure thriller ("The Wonder Story of the Age by Edgar Rice Burroughs"; "1000 people 1000") starring Elmo Lincoln (in the title role as "the screen's first Tarzan"), Enid Markey (as the screen's first Jane), True Boardman, Kathleen Kirkham, Thomas Jefferson, Bessie Toner, George French, and Gordon Griffith (as young Tarzan). Note that this classic book had been written four years earlier, but that it took four years for Hollywood to figure out how to film this book (in those pre-special effects days they were unsure of how to have the apes, which do lots of talking in the book). Elmo Lincoln reprised his role as Tarzan in "The Return of Tarzan". Note that he is normally referred to as the very first screen Tarzan, but actually it is the actor who played Tarzan as a boy in this movie, Gordon Griffith, who deserves that distinction! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this is a really amazing find, especially to have both items together. There is an ad that measures 6 3/4" x 12" that has an ad for a "Free Giant 24" x 30" Picture Poster" that would be included in the next edition of the Chicago Sunday American Newspaper. With the ad is an example of the actual poster (which actually measures 23 1/2" x 29 1/2"), and on the back of that poster is an area that explains why they left the back of the poster blank! Surely both the ad and the poster are each incredibly rare, and both together are likely beyond rare. Condition: very good. Both items have minor wear, and not only is it remarkable that they have survived, but that they have survived in nice condition, especially after over a century! Learn More about condition grades 
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