该电影由柯蒂斯·哈灵顿执导，丹尼斯·霍珀、卢安娜·安德斯、琳达·劳森等主演，于1961年上映。在87分钟的叙事中，《夜潮》（又名：内详）On leave in a shore side town, Johnny becomes interested in a young dark haired woman. They meet and he learns that she plays a mermaid in the local carnival. After strange occurrences, Johnny begins to believe that she may actually be a real mermaid that habitually kills during the cycle of the full moon.