Not even the urbane charm of William Powell can save this clunker from the pen of Nunnally Johnson, who wrote such classics as The Grapes of Wrath and The Gunfighter. He's Mr Peabody, a man struggling with the onset of middle age, who engages in a romance with the real live mermaid he snares while fishing on holiday. Ann Blyth, who plays the mute mermaid, was 36-years Powell's junior- and it shows when they share scenes of romantic intimacy. Once Powell catches her the film goes nowhere, but it takes a long laughless time doing so, despite a fairly trim running time.
Review of Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
