Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

Director: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Esther Williams
Esther Williams
, Victor Mature
Victor Mature
, Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
, David Brian
David Brian
Mervyn LeRoy
Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid

Director: Mervyn LeRoy Cast: Esther Williams
Esther Williams
, Victor Mature
Victor Mature
, Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
, David Brian
David Brian
Mervyn LeRoy

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Overview

Who else but Esther Williams could star in a romantic drama (with musical numbers) bearing a title like this? In Million Dollar Mermaid, Williams plays Annette Kellerman, a real-life Australian swimming star who took up the sport as a child to strengthen her legs, which were severely weakened by a birth defect. The treatment proves effective, and as she grows to adulthood, Annette shows that she has the talent to be a champion swimmer, though she prefers to follow her dream of becoming a ballet dancer. When Annette's father Frederick (Walter Pidgeon) accepts a position in London teaching music, Annette opts to go with him, and along the way she meets James Sullivan (Victor Mature) and Doc Cronnol (Jesse White), the joint-owners of a boxing kangaroo they intend to exhibit in London. James is already aware of Annette's abilities as a competitive swimmer, and he offers to be her manager and help her earn a living from her aquatic skills. At first Annette isn't interested, but when Frederick's job falls through and she can't find work as a dancer, Annette reluctantly agrees to work with James. He arranges a publicity stunt in which Annette swims 30 miles down the Thames River, which attracts the avid attention of the British press and wins her some work as a dancer. Convinced that the big money is in America, James persuades Annette to travel with him to the U.S., where she creates a scandal in Boston by staging another long swim in a one-piece bathing suit, considered shockingly-revealing at the turn of the Century. The stunt nearly lands Annette in jail, but she escapes the long arm of the law and becomes the star of a water ballet revue. Annette had fallen in love with James, but after an argument, he resigns as her manager and Annette takes up with Alfred Harper (David Brian), the male lead in her show. Annette and Alfred agree to marry while working on a movie together, but James returns on the last day of shooting, determined to win back the heart of the woman he loves. Legendary choreographer Busby Berkeley staged the film's elaborate water-ballet sequences.

Product Details

Release Date: 06/26/2018
UPC: 0888574658175
Original Release: 1952
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Time: 1:50:00
Sales rank: 27,626

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Esther Williams Annette Kellerman
Victor Mature James Sullivan
Walter Pidgeon Frederick Kellerman
David Brian Alfred Harper
Donna Corcoran Annette (age 10)
Jesse White Doc Cronnel
Maria Tallchief Pavlova
Howard Freeman Aldrich
Charles Watts Policeman
Wilton Graff Garvey
Frank Ferguson Prosecutor,London Bobby
James Bell Judge
James Flavin Conductor
Willis Bouchey Director,Director
Adrienne d'Ambricourt Marie
Busby Berkeley Actor
Charles Heard Official
Clive Morgan Judge
Queenie Leonard Mrs. Graves
Stuart Torres Son
Leslie Denison Purser
Wilson Benge Caretaker
Elizabeth Slifer Soprano
Thomas P. Dillon Process Server
Vernon Downing Newspaper Man
Creighton Hale Husband,Actor
James L. Kelly Policeman
Pat Flaherty Policeman
Paul Bradley Defense Attorney
James Aubrey Pawnbroker
Patrick O'Moore Master of Ceremonies,Master of Ceremonies
George Wallace Bud Williams
Paul Frees Band Leader,Band Leader
Louis Manley Fire-eater
Edward Clark Elderly Man
Gordon Richards Casey
Benny Burt Bum
Rod Rogers Marcellino the Clown
Harry Hines Watchman
Clarence Hennecke Newsboy
Genevieve Pasques Maid
Tom Dillon Process Server
Louise Lorimer Nurse
Mack Chandler Robbie the Prop Man
Mary Earle Actor
T. Arthur Hughes Actor
Percy Lennon Actor
Kay Wiley Actor
Gail Bonney Outraged Woman
Rosemarie Bowe Actor
Adolph Deutsch Composer

Technical Credits
Mervyn LeRoy Director
Everett Freeman Screenwriter
Arthur Hornblow Jr. Producer
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