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Tarzan The Mighty

After Lobby Card lobby card for the 1928 American silent film serial Tarzan the Mighty. The specific card shown is for Chapter Ten, titled "The Jaws of Death". Key Information Film: Tarzan the Mighty, a 15-chapter silent serial released by Universal Pictures. Release Year: 1928. Stars: The serial starred Frank Merrill as Tarzan and Natalie Kingston as the female lead, Mary Trevor. Plot: The story, loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's Jungle Tales of Tarzan, features Tarzan fighting an impostor, Black John (played by Al Ferguson), who is attempting to claim the Greystoke family title and fortune. Production Note: Frank Merrill, a champion gymnast, invented the vine-swinging technique that would be used in all subsequent Tarzan films, including the famous Johnny Weissmuller series. Status: The film is largely considered lost, though lobby cards like this one and some fragments still exist.