
The film was among the first in Hollywood history where Black actors portrayed Black characters on screen, moving away from the then-standard practice of using white actors in blackface. Other Notable Early Tarzan Locations
While Morgan City holds the title for the first film, subsequent early Tarzan movies explored other "jungles":
The production of Tarzan of the Apes in Louisiana was groundbreaking for several reasons:
It was one of the first major U.S. motion pictures filmed on location outside of California or New York.
The vast, prehistoric-looking swamps of the Atchafalaya Basin served as a convincing stand-in for the African jungle.

The film was among the first in Hollywood history where Black actors portrayed Black characters on screen, moving away from the then-standard practice of using white actors in blackface. Other Notable Early Tarzan Locations
While Morgan City holds the title for the first film, subsequent early Tarzan movies explored other "jungles":
The production of Tarzan of the Apes in Louisiana was groundbreaking for several reasons:
It was one of the first major U.S. motion pictures filmed on location outside of California or New York.
The vast, prehistoric-looking swamps of the Atchafalaya Basin served as a convincing stand-in for the African jungle.


