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Weeki Wachee

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Film Identifier: F.2012-03-0386
Run Time
0h 4m 5s
Format
16mm
Color
Color
Sound
Silent
Date Produced
circa 1957
Abstract
Two women perform in a "live mermaid show" at Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs. They glide and twirl underwater, sip from their breathing hoses, and eventually sit down for a drink and a banana.

Entrepreneur Newton Perry founded the mermaid attraction in 1947. The performances occur in a natural pool that connects with the springs and a seven-mile river, with a limestone theater where viewers can look through glass to watch the shows.
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Related Place
Weeki Wachee (represents)