Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid
Theatrical film poster
Directed byIrving Pichel
Screenplay byNunnally Johnson
Based onPeabody's Mermaid
1946 novel
by Guy Pearce Jones and Constance Bridges Jones
Produced byNunnally Johnson
Gene Fowler Jr. (associate producer)
StarringWilliam Powell
Ann Blyth
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byMarjorie Fowler
Music byRobert Emmet Dolan
Production
company
Nunnaly Johnson Productions
Distributed byUniversal-International Pictures
Release date
  • August 11, 1948 (1948-08-11) (U.S.)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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;[1] Blyth's swimming doubles were Nancy Tribble and Mary Ann Ziegler.[2]

  1. ^ Philip Hayward, Making a Splash: Mermaids (and Mer-Men) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media, Indiana University 2017, pp.56-7
  2. ^ "Mermaid's Tail Plays Large Role in Hecht's Swell Campaign on 'Peabody'." Showmen's Trade Review, 4 September 1948, 13.