British Comedy Guide
Miranda. Miranda (Glynis Johns)
Miranda

Miranda

  • 1948 film

Comic romantic adventure. After saving a newly-married doctor on a fishing holiday, mermaid Miranda convinces him to take her to see London. Stars Glynis Johns, Googie Withers, Griffith Jones, John McCallum, David Tomlinson and more.

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Miranda. Miranda (Glynis Johns). Credit: Gainsborough Pictures 1928 Limited, ITV

Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1948
Stars
Glynis Johns, Googie Withers, Griffith Jones, John McCallum, David Tomlinson, Yvonne Owen, Sonia Holm, Margaret Rutherford and more
Writers
Peter Blackmore and Denis Waldock
Director
Ken Annakin
Producers
Betty E. Box and Roy Rich
Company

On a solo fishing holiday in Cornwall, Harley Street doctor Paul Marten finds his line caught and is quickly pulled deep underwater. Waking in a cave, he finds himself under the care of - or perhaps held hostage by - a bewitching mermaid, Miranda.

With no eligible men in the underwater world, Miranda explains her desire for a land-bound mate, and her intention to keep him there accordingly. Paul protests and explains his own love for his wife Clare, so Miranda gives him the option of help to return to land in exchange for taking her with him back to London and helping her to see all the sights.

Paul duly takes up the offer, and it's not long before the pair are headed for the capital. However, his forewarning to Clare of their new house-guest has left her expecting a half-decrepit old dear, not a stunning young woman! Miranda, never the less, is perfectly pleasant and asks for very little - although she soon has all the other men in their lives, notably valet/chauffeur Charles, and friend Nigel, eating out of her hand!

Additional details

UK certificate
A
Duration
80 minutes
UK release
Monday 24th May 1948
Distributors

General Film Distributors

Production
Studio
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Black and white

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Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Sunday 27th October 2024 at 6:00pm on TPTV
  • Thursday 4th July 2024 at 5:35pm on TPTV
  • Thursday 21st March 2024 at 1:10pm on TPTV

Recording details

  • Gainsborough Studios

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