What happens to a film series that loses its way? Even Classic Hollywood could provide some answers to that question, at least judging by *Tarzan and the Mermaids*, the 1948 adventure film directed by Robert Florey and the last of twelve Tarzan films starring Johnny Weissmuller. Film producer Sol Lesser had all but given up pretending that the plot is set in Africa, so the audience has to be reminded of it through o…







