Commentary
Summer is nearly over, and there may not be many more opportunities to take a classic summer vacation at an attractive location by the sea. However, if you couldn’t enjoy a nautical holiday this season, you can still escape to the beach through a movie. For a summer holiday double feature, I recommend two classic comedies about men who get a lot more than a tan during their seaside vacations.
These two movies are “Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid” and “Miranda,” both released in 1948. The first was a Hollywood production starring William Powell, Ann Blyth, and Irene Hervey, while the second was a British film featuring Glynis Johns, Griffith Jones, and Googie Withers. Each of the stories includes a mermaid, played by an actress wearing a tail….