Syrenka: Legend of the Warsaw Mermaid
On the banks of the Vistula River, a mermaid, and a bar matron face off against gendered power. Through an emblematic confrontation with a young fisherman, they tear at the net of prevailing misogyny.
Wonderful Things
Set in a beautiful fishing village in Gibraltar, Wonderful Things! stars Frankie Vaughan as Carmello, a young fisherman who, unable to earn enough from fishing to marry his tempestuous fiancée, decides to come to England to seek his fortune and finds fortunes are not quite so easy to come by.
Top Billed Cast
Frankie Vaughan Carmello
Jeremy Spenser Mario
Jocelyn Lane Pepita
Wilfrid Hyde-White Sir Bertram
Jean Dawnay Anne
Eddie Byrne Harry
Harold Kasket Poppa
Christopher Rhodes Codger
Cyril Chamberlain Butler
Barbara Goalen Courtesy Appearance
Nancy Nevinson Mamma
Larry Taylor 
Ronnie Barker Waiter (uncredited)
Liz Fraser (uncredited)
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