<Li> Louis Morrison as Innkeeper </Li> <Li> Fred L. Wilson </Li> <P> Tarzan of the Apes was filmed in 1917 in Morgan City, Louisiana, utilizing Louisiana swamps as a stand - in for the African jungle . </P> <P> Like many American films of the time, Tarzan of the Apes was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards . For Chicago Board of Censors cut: "in Reel 1, the captain shooting man and his falling, two scenes of men with captain being shot and falling, striking man on head, Reel 3, scene of boy being frightened by lion and jumping up showing his sex, woman standing over kettle showing breasts, Reel 5, first two scenes of maid on man's lap in closet, three choking scenes, Reel 7, two closeups of Negro leering at woman and four scenes where he carries her off ." </P>

Where was the very first tarzan movie filmed in 1917