Top Billed Cast

Glynis Johns
Miranda Trewella
Googie Withers
Clare Martin
Griffith Jones
Dr. Paul Martin
John McCallum
Nigel
Margaret Rutherford
Nurse Carey
David Tomlinson
Charles
Yvonne Owen
Betty
Sonia Holm
Isobel
Brian Oulton
Manell
Zena Marshall
Secretary
Lyn Evans
Inn Landlord
Stringer Davis
Museum Attendant
Hal Osmond
Railway Carman
Maurice Denham
Cockle Vendor
Gerald Campion
Lift Boy (uncredited)
Howard Douglas
Fisherman (uncredited)
Joan Ingram
Primadonna (uncredited)
Tonie MacMillan
Nigel's Landlady (uncredited)
Charles Paton
On the Kiosk (uncredited)
Philip Ray
Fisherman (uncredited)
Charles Rolfe
On the Kiosk (uncredited)
Frank Webster
Service Man (uncredited)

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A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on Wed Sep 09 2020

This is a rather harmless old black and white comedy-fantasy. I had never heard of it before this opportunity came along to watch it, and the only name I recognized was jolly Margaret Rutherford, a familiar and very busy character actress for decades. Glynis Johns carries the film with her pretty face, blond hair and vibrant personality. The fantasy aspect is that she plays a mermaid. It is not a classic to join ones on my shelf for multiple viewings, but it is entertaining enough to be worth the time. Miranda is the mermaid that a doctor brings home from a fishing trip, whereupon every man ...