Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
- Directed by
- Irving Pichel
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A middle-aged man on vacation with his wife catches a mermaid while fishing. He falls under her spell and tries to keep her existence a secret while juggling his marriage and the attention of a psychiatrist.
lightheartedwhimsicaldreamyplayfulgentleromanticescapistold-fashioned
What happens
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid is a 1948 American romantic fantasy film directed by Irving Pichel starring William Powell and Ann Blyth in the title roles. The film was based on the 1945 novel Peabody's Mermaid by Guy and Constance Jones. Sequences were shot at the Weeki Wachee Springs in Florida; Blyth's swimming doubles were Nancy Tribble and Mary Ann Ziegler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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