Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
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Something seems fishy when a married man finds new adventure and romance in this comic fantasy. Arthur Peabody (William Powell) is a slightly stuffy businessman from Boston who after turning fifty finds himself suffering from a full-fledged midlife crisis. On the advice of his doctor, Peabody and… More Something seems fishy when a married man finds new adventure and romance in this comic fantasy. Arthur Peabody (William Powell) is a slightly stuffy businessman from Boston who after turning fifty finds himself suffering from a full-fledged midlife crisis. On the advice of his doctor, Peabody and his wife Polly (Irene Hervey) head to the Caribbean for a restful vacation. One evening, Peabody decides to do some fishing, and he pulls in a highly unexpected catch -- a beautiful mermaid named Lenore (Ann Blythe). Peabody takes the mysterious creature home with him (keeping her in a backyard pond for safekeeping), but while he soon becomes infatuated with Lenore, she's quite shy around others, refusing to let people see her except for the tip of her tail, so few believe his story about the big one he's reeled in. Makeup whiz Bud Westmore designed the special mermaid costuime for Ann Blythe; keep an ear open for the song "The Caribbees", co-written for the movie by Johnny Mercer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Irving Pichel
- Written By
- Nunnally Johnson
- Genres
- Romance, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Aug 11, 1948 Wide
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Cast
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William Powell
as Mr. Peabody
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Ann Blyth
as Mermaid
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Irene Hervey
as Mrs. Polly Peabody
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Andrea King
as Cathy Livingston
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Clinton Sundberg
as Mike Fitzgerald
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Art Smith
as Dr. Harvey
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Hugh French
as Maj. Hadley
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Lumsden Hare
as Col. Mandrake
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Fred Clark
as Basil Peabody's Gardener
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James Logan
as Lieutenant
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Mary Field
as Wee Shop Clerk
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Beatrice Roberts
as Mother
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Cynthia Corley
as Nurse
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Richard Ryen
as Waiter
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Bobby Hyatt
as Boy
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Ivan Browning
as Sidney
- Lydia Bilbrook
- Winifred Harris
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Ola Lorraine
as Receptionist
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Carol Savage
as Daphne