Tarzan and the Mermaids

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. 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.) Plot The setting is a coastal African village where swimming and diving are central to the culture, hence the term "the Mermaids." Tarzan and Jane (Brenda Joyce) help a native girl (Linda Christian) who has fled the village to avoid a forced marriage to a supposed local god. George Zucco portrays Palanth, the corrupt high priest attempting to force the girl into marriage, and Fernando Wagner plays a con man impersonating the god Balu. Cast Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan Brenda Joyce as Jane George Zucco as Palanth, the High Priest Andrea Palma as Luana, Mara's Mother Fernando Wagner as Varga, Pearl Trader Edward Ashley as Commissioner John Laurenz as Benji Gustavo Rojo as Tiko, Mara's Fiancé Matthew Boulton as British Inspector-General Linda Christian as Mara