Best movie of this year hands down!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

I'm not sure whether Mr. Peabody's(William Powell) tale of falling in love with a singing mermaid is simply a bizarre manifestation of a midlife crisis, or perhaps the result of a bout of schizophrenia, or maybe the result of taking a psychoactive drug. In any case, his tale clearly was disturbing to those he told it to. Clinton Sundberg's character was so disturbed that he resumed drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes: 4 at a time! Strangely, no one else saw what he saw, only a big fish. For the most part, I found the film boring. Perhaps it was meant mostly to entertain children, in the manner of "The Little Mermaid". It might have been made more palatable if Lenore(Peabody's name for Ann Blyth's mermaid) was given the capacity to talk as well sing eerily. She seemed to understand English, so why couldn't she talk, thus providing some insight into her past and life? His wife(Polly) confused his ardor for Lenore with an interaction with Cathy(Andrea King): a casual acquaintance, who seemed to take a liking to him. Polly got mad and left Peabody for home. Incidentally, Irene Hervey , who played Polly, looked a good deal like Myrna Loy, Powell's frequent costar, as in "The Thin Man "series. See it, if you wish, at YouTube.

Gently bumbling, and ticklingly aloof. Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid is an innocent, fun, light, casual, and leisurely film. A sort of romance film geared perhaps just for men, with a bit of a matured playful Ferris Bueller's Day Off kind of feeling!Much like the characters in the movie, we are whisked away on a quaintly picturesque cozy little retreat by the film itself. The great characters carry the story along very well, with dashes of charming pleasant comedy thrown about here and there, though there's not much "depth" to characters, or story here. But that's not the point. What we have here is an appreciation of the subtley fantastical things that make life good, nice, and enjoyable! A mermaid, with a beautiful smile, ready to kiss! Makes for a very nice comfy weekend watch!

I first saw this film when I was 10 years old and I am now pushing 60's. I have only seen it a couple of times since then. It is one of those little known "GEMS" which is hidden away in time. This magical film takes you to a place where mermaids are real and childhood dreams do come true. William Powell,plays a man in his 50's who finds a beautiful mermaid and decides to take her home with him. Ann Bythe plays the mermaid, who will steal your heart. I hope more people ask about this incredible fantasy so maybe it will come out on DVD. If you believe in fairies,magic and mermaids, this is the movie for you. And if you don't, then you really need to see this film. Please, Great"God of the DVD'S" release your powers and grant us this wonderful film on DVD.

I first saw this movie when I was sick and home from school in the early 60s. It's always stayed with me, though I haven't seen it since then. My mother must have been at work or something because she probably would have made me turn it off. There isn't anything objectionable in it. Any sexuality would have been implied the way most films did in the 1940s. I'm sure that if I watched it again, it would seem rather quaint. Kind of an interesting fantasy, though. I'm surprised that it has been remade. It could be redone pretty much like the original. It seems like it would do well at the box office if it had the treatment.