Mad About Men 1954 Comedy Fantasy - Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford, Margaret Rutherford

Описание: Following on from the success of Miranda from 1948, Glynis Johns reprises her role in this Charming British Comedy, this time set in Cornwall, by the sea.

After posting Personal Affair 1953, then Miranda 1948, in honour of Ms Johns' 100th Birthday on Thursday, 5th September 2023, of course, I had to post the sequel, wish Glynis Johns a happy birthday, then sit back and enjoy this charming British comedy...

You can watch the prequel Miranda, 1948, on this channel here    • Miranda 1948 Comedy Fantasy Glynis Johns, ...  

Mad About Men is a 1954 British Technicolor comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford and Margaret Rutherford. It was written by Peter Blackmore, who also wrote the 1948 film Miranda which preceded Mad About Men. Johns appears in both films as the mermaid Miranda. However, Rank Films insisted it was not a sequel.

Stars: Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford, Margaret Rutherford
Director: Ralph Thomas
Writers: Peter Blackmore

Insights:
IMDb Mini Biography By: Steve Crook
Musical-voiced Glynis Johns is the daughter of actor Mervyn Johns. Best known for her light comedy roles and often playful flirtation, Glynis was born in South Africa while her parents were on tour there (her mother was a concert pianist) but was always proud of her Welsh roots and took delight in playing the female lead (opposite Richard Burton) in the classic Under Milk Wood (1971). Glynis is probably best known for her role as the suffragette mother in Mary Poppins (1964) although she is probably best loved for her fishy roles in Miranda (1948) and Mad About Men (1954). She had earlier shown she could take on serious roles as well as in Frieda (1947). Most recently seen (at the time of writing) in Superstar (1999).

Filming
The film was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location at Polperro in Cornwall and Long Crendon in Oxfordshire. Filming also took place in Brighton including at the Palace Pier. The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis.

Critical reception
Radio Times called the film "outdated hokum, a cliché-ridden story...this is certainly not the equal of the charming original."

AllMovie praised it as a "delightful sequel to the saucy British comedy-fantasy Miranda."

Trivia
Sequel to Miranda (1948), also written by Peter Blackmore, in which Glynis Johns played the seductive and flirtatious mermaid Miranda.

Goofs
A train sets off from a Cornish station the engine has a Cornish Riviera head board on it's front and a name plate over the main wheels but when next seen it's a small engine with side tanks, no tender and a rake of smooth side carriages but when it pulls into a station a short while later the coaches are older with paneling.

Quotes
Nurse Carey: Is he married?

Percy: No - I reckon he's too wise.

Nurse Carey: I don't know what you mean by that.

Percy: Well he'd rather make several ladies happy than one miserable.

Connections
Featured in MsMojo: Top 10 Greatest Mermaid Movies (2023)

Song
I Can't Resist Men
Written by Benjamin Frankel (as Ben Bernard)
Sung by Glynis Johns

I added original subtitles for all the languages I could find, in this case, English, and Greek, YouTube should automatically translate those into other languages quite well.

PERFORMANCE:
0:00:00 REEL ONE
0:20:00 REEL TWO
0:40:00 REEL THREE
1:00:00 REEL FOUR

Main Cast:
Glynis Johns as Caroline Trewella / Miranda Trewella
Donald Sinden as Jeff Saunders
Anne Crawford as Barbara Davenport
Margaret Rutherford as Nurse Carey
Dora Bryan as Berengaria, a mermaid friend of Miranda
Nicholas Phipps as Colonel Barclay Sutton
Peter Martyn as Ronald Baker
Noell Purcell as Percy, a fisherman friend of Jeff
Joan Hickson as Mrs Forster
Judith Furse as Viola
Irene Handl as Mme. Blanche
David Hurst as Signor Mantalini, a musician
Martin Miller as Dr. Fergus, a biologist
Deryck Guyler as Editor
Anthony Oliver as Pawnbroker
Lawrence Ward as Alphonse
Martin Boddey as Marco
Ken Richmond as Zampa
Harry Welchman as Symes
Meredith Edwards as Police Constable
Lucy Griffiths as Dr. Fergus' Secretary
John Horsley as Sports Organiser
Stringer Davis as the Vicar
Henry B. Longhurst as Mayor
Gibb McLaughlin as Ticket Collector
Dandy Nichols as Nurse Carey's Landlady
George Woodbridge as Fisherman Outside Pub
Damaris Hayman as Tall Choral Society Singer

Technical Details:
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Written by Peter Blackmore
Screenplay by Peter Blackmore
Produced by Betty E. Box, Earl St. John
Starring Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Anne Crawford, Margaret Rutherford
Cinematography Ernest Steward
Edited by Gerald Thomas
Music by Benjamin Frankel, Ronald Hanmer
Production Company Group Film Productions
Distributed by General Film Distributors
Release date 16 November 1954
Running time 90 minutes
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.66 : 1
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Thanks to IMDB & Wikipedia for much of this information, and to ITV for the opportunity to share the film.