2.0
Pleasurecraft
1999
Mad About Men (1954)
November 16, 19541h 30mEN
6.4
20 votes
Overview
Flirtatious mermaid Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human.
Director
Ralph ThomasWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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N/A
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Production Companies
General Film DistributorsGroup Film Productions
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6.0This is quite an enjoyable vehicle for a mischievous Glynis Johns, who doubles up as a gymnastics teacher ("Caroline") who is left a remote house on the Cornish coast, and a mermaid ("Miranda") who lives with her equally cheeky friend "Berengaria" (Dora Bryan) in a cave underneath. The two characters have a common ancestor and look identical, so when "Caroline" heads off on a cycling trip, her mermaid cousin takes her place - and immediately starts to charm just about every man in the village. Many of us who recall later performances from (Sir) Donald Sinden may forget just how handsome he was…
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