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''Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid'' is 1948 fantasy-comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Creator/WilliamPowell and Creator/AnnBlyth, with Irene Hervey, Andrea King, Clinton Sundberg, and Art Smith. The story is told through {{flashback}} from Dr. Harvey's (Smith) psychiatry about the events during Arthur Peabody's (Powell) midlife crisis.
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''Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid'' is 1948 fantasy-comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Creator/WilliamPowell and Creator/AnnBlyth, with Irene Hervey, Creator/IreneHervey, Andrea King, Clinton Sundberg, and Art Smith. The story is told through {{flashback}} from Dr. Harvey's (Smith) psychiatry about the events during Arthur Peabody's (Powell) midlife crisis.
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Not to be confused with the dog Mr. Peabody from ''[[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Peabody's Improbable History]]''.
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''Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid'' is 1948 fantasy-comedy film directed by Irving Pichel and stars starring Creator/WilliamPowell and Creator/AnnBlyth, with Irene Hervey, Andrea King, Clinton Sundberg, and Art Smith. The story is told through {{flashback}} from Dr. Harvey's (Smith) psychiatry about the events during Arthur Peabody's (Powell) midlife crisis.
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Not to be confused with the dog Mr. Peabody from ''[[WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle Peabody's Improbable History]]''.
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* PassingJudgement: Arthur, in a conversation with Lenore, is caught by Mike, who thinks he's fallen in love with the aquarium.
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''Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid'' is 1948 film directed by Irving Pichel and stars Creator/WilliamPowell and Creator/AnnBlyth, with Irene Hervey, Andrea King, Clinton Sundberg, and Art Smith. The story is told through {{flashback}} from Dr. Harvey's (Smith) psychiatry about the events during Arthur Peabody's (Powell) midlife crisis.
Arthur and his wife Polly (Hervey) leave their Boston home for a vacation in the Caribbean to celebrate Arthur's birthday. However, Arthur can't seem to remember how old he's going to be and as he tries to work out the dates, he hears singing from an island and plans to investigate. Tension grows between him and his wife after the two of them start to talk to other tourists, including Major Hadley (Hugh French) and Cathy Livingston (King), leading to a confused Arthur accidentally catching a mermaid (Blyth) during fishing the next day. Guilty, he starts to befriend her, eventually falling in love with her.
HilarityEnsues.
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!!Tropes
* TheAlcoholic: Arthur fears of becoming one when the crazy situation leads him to be drunk every night.
* AwfulWeddedLife: There is clearly some tension between the Peabody couple on their vacation; Arthur is ashamed and irritated with his wife's behaviour as she flirts with other tourists, despite MAJ Hadley reminding her that she's married. They drive back to the hotel in a gloomy silence.
* CassandraTruth:
** Arthur tells Mike about Lenore, but he assumes it's a stupid idea to cover up murdering his wife.
** Arthur tells Polly that he caught a mermaid, but since she only saw the tail, she thinks it's a big fish.
* CharacterAndTheNounPhrase: The title of the film.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Lenore, who attacks Cathy when she dives into the aquarium, possibly thinking that she's potential competition for Arthur. She also fights back tears when she hears that Arthur possibly murdered someone.
* CuteMute: Lenore the mermaid.
* EthnicMenialLabor: The bartender and the room serviceman. Justified in that they are working at a West Indian resort.
* FaceHeelTurn: Mike, a seemingly nice man at the resort, becomes a spy for the police when Polly turns up missing.
* FramingDevice: Arthur telling the story to the psychologist.
* GoneSwimmingClothesStolen: Cathy jumps into the aquarium and then later cannot find her dress where she left it.
* HappyDance: Lenore does a happy swim when Arthur confesses that he loves her.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Polly is quick to snap at Arthur if he's "flirting" with Cathy, even though she was openly flirting with the handsome MAJ Hadley.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Mike, possibly guilty of sharing breakfast with Arthur and telling him everything that police plan to do, asks a waiter at a restaurant to give him five beers and six martinis as he smokes loads of cigarettes.
* InterspeciesRomance: Arthur and Lenore, once Arthur realises.
* {{Irony}}: Polly walks out on Arthur when she spots him with the mermaid. HappyBirthdayToYou is heard being sung as she drives away.
* MistakenForCheating: Polly begins to assume that Arthur is cheating on her with Cathy whenever she catches him with the mermaid.
* MuggedForDisguise: Arthur notices that Lenore is wearing the same dress that Cathy claimed had gone missing from the aquarium.
* NameAndName: Averted. The mermaid's name is Lenore.
* OperationJealousy: Cathy enjoys riling Polly up.
* PassingJudgement: Arthur, in a conversation with Lenore, is caught by Mike, who thinks he's fallen in love with the aquarium.
* PoliceAreUseless: The police arrive at the Peabody resort to arrest Arthur but when he doesn't answer, they leave to return later.
* WorldOfSnark: Everyone gets a chance to make a snide comment once in a while.
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Arthur and his wife Polly (Hervey) leave their Boston home for a vacation in the Caribbean to celebrate Arthur's birthday. However, Arthur can't seem to remember how old he's going to be and as he tries to work out the dates, he hears singing from an island and plans to investigate. Tension grows between him and his wife after the two of them start to talk to other tourists, including Major Hadley (Hugh French) and Cathy Livingston (King), leading to a confused Arthur accidentally catching a mermaid (Blyth) during fishing the next day. Guilty, he starts to befriend her, eventually falling in love with her.
HilarityEnsues.
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!!Tropes
* TheAlcoholic: Arthur fears of becoming one when the crazy situation leads him to be drunk every night.
* AwfulWeddedLife: There is clearly some tension between the Peabody couple on their vacation; Arthur is ashamed and irritated with his wife's behaviour as she flirts with other tourists, despite MAJ Hadley reminding her that she's married. They drive back to the hotel in a gloomy silence.
* CassandraTruth:
** Arthur tells Mike about Lenore, but he assumes it's a stupid idea to cover up murdering his wife.
** Arthur tells Polly that he caught a mermaid, but since she only saw the tail, she thinks it's a big fish.
* CharacterAndTheNounPhrase: The title of the film.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Lenore, who attacks Cathy when she dives into the aquarium, possibly thinking that she's potential competition for Arthur. She also fights back tears when she hears that Arthur possibly murdered someone.
* CuteMute: Lenore the mermaid.
* EthnicMenialLabor: The bartender and the room serviceman. Justified in that they are working at a West Indian resort.
* FaceHeelTurn: Mike, a seemingly nice man at the resort, becomes a spy for the police when Polly turns up missing.
* FramingDevice: Arthur telling the story to the psychologist.
* GoneSwimmingClothesStolen: Cathy jumps into the aquarium and then later cannot find her dress where she left it.
* HappyDance: Lenore does a happy swim when Arthur confesses that he loves her.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Polly is quick to snap at Arthur if he's "flirting" with Cathy, even though she was openly flirting with the handsome MAJ Hadley.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Mike, possibly guilty of sharing breakfast with Arthur and telling him everything that police plan to do, asks a waiter at a restaurant to give him five beers and six martinis as he smokes loads of cigarettes.
* InterspeciesRomance: Arthur and Lenore, once Arthur realises.
* {{Irony}}: Polly walks out on Arthur when she spots him with the mermaid. HappyBirthdayToYou is heard being sung as she drives away.
* MistakenForCheating: Polly begins to assume that Arthur is cheating on her with Cathy whenever she catches him with the mermaid.
* MuggedForDisguise: Arthur notices that Lenore is wearing the same dress that Cathy claimed had gone missing from the aquarium.
* NameAndName: Averted. The mermaid's name is Lenore.
* OperationJealousy: Cathy enjoys riling Polly up.
* PassingJudgement: Arthur, in a conversation with Lenore, is caught by Mike, who thinks he's fallen in love with the aquarium.
* PoliceAreUseless: The police arrive at the Peabody resort to arrest Arthur but when he doesn't answer, they leave to return later.
* WorldOfSnark: Everyone gets a chance to make a snide comment once in a while.
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