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Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.8 / 100
1948·Comedy / Fantasy / Romance·1h 29m

MR. PEABODY AND THE MERMAID

“Lucky Mr. Peabody...Everybody thought he was DREAMING!”

As told to a psychiatrist: Mr. Peabody, a middle-aged Bostonian on vacation with his wife in the Caribbean, hears mysterious, wordless singing on an uninhabited rock in the bay. Fishing in the vicinity, he catches...a mermaid. He takes her home and, though she has no spoken language, falls in love with her. Of course, his wife won't believe that the thing in the bathtub is anything but a large fish.

Above the Line
Irving Pichel·DirectorNunnally Johnson·ScreenplayGuy Jones·NovelRussell Metty·Director of PhotographyRobert Emmett Dolan·Original Music ComposerMarjorie Fowler·Editor
Cast
William Powell·Arthur PeabodyAnn Blyth·La sirèneIrene Hervey·Polly PeabodyAndrea King·Cathy LivingstonClinton Sundberg·Mike FitzgeraldArt Smith·Dr. HarveyHugh French·Major HadleyBeatrice Roberts·MotherLumsden Hare·Colonnel MandrakeMary Field·Wee Shop Clerk
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 3
Irving Pichel·DirectorFred Frank·Assistant DirectorJulia Marcia Davies·Script Supervisor
Writing· 2
Nunnally Johnson·ScreenplayGuy Jones·Novel
Camera· 3
Russell Metty·Director of PhotographyPhilip H. Lathrop·Camera OperatorMaurice Goldberg·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Marjorie Fowler·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Robert Emmett Dolan·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 6
Boris Leven·Art DirectionBernard Herzbrun·Art DirectionGrace Houston·Costume DesignBud Westmore·Makeup ArtistRussell A. Gausman·Set DecorationRuby R. Levitt·Set Decoration
Production· 1
Nunnally Johnson·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Carmen Dirigo·Hairstylist
By the Numbers
68.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Romantic, Whimsical
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“A vintage movie poster depicts a man and a woman, who is a mermaid, embracing and kissing while seated on a dark rock in the ocean. The man is wearing a light-c”

romancefantasycomedy
Key Elements
Mermaid TailRockOcean WavesSeashell
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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