Title: Swimmingly Wonderful
Review: Glynis Johns shines as the determined and romantic mermaid in this jewel of post-war British comedy. What the film lacks in production values it more than makes up for with the acting of the cast, notably Dame Margaret Rutherford as Miranda's devoted and delightfully daffy nurse. The film presents a satirical take on the British class system as Miranda enchants and manipulates men from all classes of society. An interesting note, David Tomlinson, who plays the enraptured chauffer, later starred as Johns' husband in Disney's Mary Poppins. A sign of things to come, as soon as Glynis Johns Miranda changes scenes from water to land her hair is luxuriously coiffed and curled automatically, much like Daryl Hannah's Madison in Spalsh! It must be the salt water that does this... Watch for the scene at the seal pond at the London Zoo. A classic.
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