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A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives in to her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue soon after.A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives in to her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue soon after.A young married physician discovers a mermaid, and gives in to her request to be taken to see London. Comedy and romantic entanglements ensue soon after.
Gerald Campion
- Lift Boy
- (uncredited)
Howard Douglas
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Anthony Drake
- Fisherman
- (uncredited)
Joan Ingram
- Primadonna
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough based on the play "Miranda: A Comedy in Three Acts" by Peter Blackmore, the story closely resembles "The Sea Lady" by H.G. Wells.
- GoofsPaul is pulled into the sea by Miranda and comes to in an underwater cave. His trousers are rolled up to above the knee and he has a white shirt. He dives into the water to try and escape then gets out. His trousers are now unrolled and his shirt is dark then a few moments later they're back as they were
- Quotes
Miranda Trewella: You have the most beautiful knees. What does it feel like to have two legs?
Dr. Paul Martin: Well, I find them quite useful...
- Crazy creditsAs the mermaid's tail disappears below the waves, the credit reads "FIN"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
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Morally dubious delight
What can I add about the pleasure of watching Glynis Johns in this delightful fishy fantasy film. Ms Johns captivates all the men around her after being snared in the sea by Griffith Jones, a doctor on a fishing holiday, having left his wife, Googie Withers, at home as she has no interest in fishing. Jones brings Miranda the mermaid back to his house for three weeks, thus causing romantic chaos involving the doctor, his friend, John McCallum, and the chauffeur David Tomlinson who all fall in love with her. She seduces them quite easily as they all embark on carrying her around, in a scheme to hide her mermaids tail from the other wives and girlfriends. Inevitably, having their faces so close to hers, they can't help but eventually wanting to kiss her. Margaret Rutherford is brought in by the doctor to nurse the mermaid which she's delighted to do as conveniently, she's always believed in mermaids. Brian Oulton is the dressmaker called to make some oversized dresses to cover her tail. A fairly short but quite memorable hit at the time of making apparently in 1948. I'm a huge fan of Glynis Johns and praise Talking Pictures TV for showing so many of her films recently and I look forward to watching the sequel I have recorded of Mad About Men.
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- Maverick1962
- Mar 19, 2021
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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