Tarzan and the Mermaids

Tarzan and the Mermaids
Tarzan and the Mermaids
Directed by	Robert Florey
Screenplay by	Carroll Young; Albert de Pina
Based on	Characters created; by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Starring	Johnny Weissmuller; Brenda Joyce; George Zucco; Andrea Palma
Cinematography	Jack Draper; Gabriel Figueroa
Edited by	Merrill G. White
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Release dates	April 27, 1948 (Premiere-Los Angeles); May 15, 1948 (U.S.);
Running time	68 minutes
Language	English

Tarzan and the Mermaids is a 1948 American adventure film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Robert Florey, it was the last of twelve Tarzan films to star Johnny Weissmuller in the title role, with the following sixteen (eighteen counting remakes) films in the series featuring alternating actors between main and supporting, while maintaining a single continuity.^[2] It was also the first Tarzan film since 1939 not to feature the character Boy, adopted son of Tarzan and Jane (Boy was described in the film as being away at school, and the character never returned to the series).

It was followed by Tarzan's Magic Fountain in 1949, starring Lex Barker as Tarzan, alongside a returning Brenda Joyce as Jane.

^ ^a ^b "Tarzan and the Mermaids: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
^ Fury, David (1994). Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 117–120. ISBN 0-89950-771-9. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

[AFI-1] "Tarzan and the Mermaids: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 10, 2014.

[2] Fury, David (1994). Kings of the Jungle: An Illustrated Reference to Tarzan on Screen and Television. McFarland & Co. pp. 117–120. ISBN 0-89950-771-9. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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