Tarzan and the Mermaids

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Tarzan and the Mermaids

Directed by	Robert Florey
Produced by	Sol Lesser
Written by	Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters) Carroll Young (screenplay)
Based on	Characters created by by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Starring	Johnny Weissmuller Brenda Joyce George Zucco Andrea Palma
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography	Jack Draper Gabriel Figueroa
Editing by	Merrill G. White
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Release date(s)	May 15, 1948 (1948-05-15)
Running time	68 min.
Language	English

Tarzan and the Mermaids is a 1948 action film based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Directed by Robert Florey, it was the last of the Tarzan movies to star Johnny Weissmuller in the title role.

1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Deaths
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Brenda Joyce plays Jane and George Zucco portrays Palanth, a high priest attempting to force a young girl (Linda Christian) to marry a con man (Gustavo Rojo) impersonating the god Balu.

[edit] 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

[edit] Production

The film was shot in Mexico by RKO during its collaboration with Churubusco Studios at Acapulco, Teotihuacan and Mexico City.^[1] It was the first official Tarzan film to be filmed outside the United States since Herman Brix's The New Adventures of Tarzan.

The film is noted for its cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa, exotic Mexican scenery and coastal locales, a Dimitri Tiomkin score and much group singing.

[edit] Deaths

Two members of the film crew were killed during production.^[2] One Mexican crew member was crushed by a motorboat whilst Angel Garcia, a stunt diver who doubled for Tarzan's high dive, was killed after he survived the dive but was swept by the surf into the rocks of the cliffs.

[edit] References

^ p.4 Schneider, Jerry L. Edgar Rice Burroughs and the Silver Screen Vol. IV The Locations 2009 Lulu
^ p.169 Vernon, Alex On Tarzan 2008 University of Georgia Press

[edit] External links

Tarzan and the Mermaids at the Internet Movie Database
Tarzan and the Mermaids at AllRovi
Tarzan and the Mermaids at the TCM Movie Database

Tarzan

Novels

24 main books by Edgar Rice Burroughs	Tarzan of the Apes (1912) • The Return of Tarzan (1913) • The Beasts of Tarzan (1914) • The Son of Tarzan (1915) • Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916) • Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919) • Tarzan the Untamed (1920) • Tarzan the Terrible (1921) • Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23) • Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924) • Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28) • Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29) • Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30) • Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31) • Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32) • Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932) • Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34) • Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33) • Tarzan's Quest (1935/36) • Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938) • Tarzan the Magnificent (1939) • Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947) • Tarzan and the Madman (1964) • Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)

Other official works	Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins by ERB (1963) • Tarzan and the Valley of Gold by Fritz Leiber (1966) • Hadon of Ancient Opar by Philip José Farmer (1974) • Flight to Opar by Farmer (1976) • Tarzan: the Lost Adventure by ERB & Joe R. Lansdale (1995) • Tarzan: The Epic Adventures by R. A. Salvatore (1996) • the Dark Heart of Time by Philip José Farmer (1999) • The Adventures of Tarzan by Maude Robinson Toombs (1921/2006) • Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy by Andy Briggs (2011)

Unauthorized works	Barton Werper: Tarzan and the Silver Globe (1964) • Tarzan and the Cave City (1964) • Tarzan and the Snake People (1964) • Tarzan and the Abominable Snowmen (1965) • Tarzan and the Winged Invaders (1965) Philip José Farmer: Tarzan Alive (1972) • Time's Last Gift (1972) • The Adventures of the Peerless Peer (1974) Others: Tarzan Presley by Nigel Cox (2004)

Films

Silent films (8)	Tarzan of the Apes (1918) • The Romance of Tarzan (1918) • The Revenge of Tarzan (1920) • The Son of Tarzan (1920) • The Adventures of Tarzan (1921) • Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927) • Tarzan the Mighty (1928) • Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

Johnny Weissmuller (12)	Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) • Tarzan and His Mate (1934) • Tarzan Escapes (1936) • Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) • Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) • Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) • Tarzan Triumphs (1943) • Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) • Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) • Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) • Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) • Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)

Lex Barker (5)	Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) • Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) • Tarzan's Peril (1951) • Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) • Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)

Gordon Scott (6)	Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) • Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957) • Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) • Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) • Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) • Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)

Jock Mahoney (2)	Tarzan Goes to India (1962) • Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)

Mike Henry (3)	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) • Tarzan and the Great River (1967) • Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)

Miscellaneous films	Tarzan the Fearless (1933) • The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) • Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938) • Tarzan’s Revenge (1938) • Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959) • Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970) • Tarzan and the Brown Prince (1972) • Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984) • Tarzan and the Lost City (1998) • Tarzan of the Apes (1999)

Television

Tarzan (1966/68) • Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976/80) • Tarzan in Manhattan (1989) • Io Jane, tu Tarzan (1989) • Tarzán (1991/94) • Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996/97) • Tarzan (2003)

Characters

Cheeta • Jad-bal-ja • Kala • Kerchak • Korak • La • Mangani • Meriem • Muviro • Nkima • Jane Porter • Sabor • Tantor • Tarzan • Waziri

Disney version

Films	Tarzan (1999) • Tarzan & Jane (2002) • Tarzan II (2005)

Adaptations	The Legend of Tarzan (episodes) • Musical • Tarzan's Treehouse

Music	Music soundtrack • "You'll Be in My Heart" • "Strangers Like Me" • "Son of Man" • "Two Worlds"

Other articles

Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. • Kreegah bundolo • Tarzan yell • Comics

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