Mad About Men (1954)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Ralph Thomas

Writers:

Peter Blackmore (screenplay)
Peter Blackmore (story)

Release Date:

14 June 1955 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Plot:

This time Miranda swaps places with a schoolteacher who has gone on holiday. All is well until she falls in love with a human. |

Plot Keywords:

Mermaid | Sequel

Cast

Glynis Johns	...	Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
Donald Sinden	...	Jeff Saunders
Anne Crawford	...	Barbara Davenport
Margaret Rutherford	...	Nurse Carey
Dora Bryan	...	Berengaria
Nicholas Phipps	...	Col. Barclay Sutton
Peter Martyn	...	Ronald Baker
Noel Purcell	...	Percy
Joan Hickson	...	Mrs. Forster
Judith Furse	...	Viola
Irene Handl	...	Mme. Blanche
David Hurst	...	Signor Mantalini
Martin Miller	...	Dr. Fergus
Deryck Guyler	...	Editor
Anthony Oliver	...	Pawnbroker

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Concert Hall, Palace Pier, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Company:

Group Film Productions Limited

Movie Connections:

Follows Miranda (1948)

Soundtrack:

I Can't Resist Men

Miranda's Booty Is Full of Spanish Dublooms!

Mad About Men is a sequel to the innovative little British comedy Miranda. That film was about a mermaid coming out of water and befriending every male she met. This picks up some time after with Glynis Johns reprising her role not only as Miranda but also as stuffy teacher Caroline going to Cornwall to sell her house so she can marry snooty Peter Martyn. There she finds Miranda, realizes the two look just alike, and leaves Miranda in her place as herself. Naturally, Miranda is up to nothing but mischief, again befriending every male she meets. Brain surgeons are not needed to figure out how this all ends, but the film has a nice pace and keeps the whole thing afloat somehow. Like its predecessor, Mad About Men is charming, funny, and frivolous entertainment. Johns is breathtaking in colour. She exudes tons of sex appeal once again as the fishy nymphomaniacal mermaid looking for men. Margaret Rutherford reprises her role as the nurse who knows Miranda's secret and as always is a joy. The rest of the cast is very solid, and director Ralph Thomas does a more than workmanlike job creating some believability - a possible problem with this film, unlike Miranda, being in glorious colour.