Million Dollar Mermaid
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| Million Dollar Mermaid | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
| Written by | Everett Freeman |
| Starring | Esther Williams Victor Mature Walter Pidgeon |
| Music by | Alexander Courage (orchestrator) Adolph Deutsch (conductor & music score) |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Editing by | John McSweeney, Jr. |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | December 4, 1952 |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK) is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biographical musical film of the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. from a screenplay by Everett Freeman. The music score was by Adolph Deutsch, the cinematography by George J. Folsey and the choreography by Busby Berkeley.
George J. Folsey received a 1953 Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography, Color.
The film stars Esther Williams, Victor Mature, and Walter Pidgeon, with David Brian and Donna Corcoran.
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[edit] Cast
- Esther Williams ... Annette Kellerman
- Victor Mature ... James Sullivan
- Walter Pidgeon ... Frederick Kellerman
- David Brian ... Alfred Harper
- Donna Corcoran ... Annette Kellerman at age 10
- Jesse White ... Doc Cronnol
- Maria Tallchief ... Pavlova
- Howard Freeman ... Aldrich, Lecture Bureau
- Charles Watts ... Policeman on Revere Beach
- Wilton Graff ... Garvey the Producer
- Frank Ferguson ... Boston Prosecutor
- James Bell ... Boston Judge
- James Flavin ... Train conductor
- Willis Bouchey ... Movie director
[edit] The title
"Million Dollar Mermaid" not only became Esther Williams' nickname around Hollywood, but it became the title of her autobiography (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1999), co-written with Digby Diehl. Williams has often called this her favorite film. [1]
[edit] Release
[edit] Home media
On October 6, 2009, Turner Entertainment released Million Dollar Mermaid on DVD as part of the Esther Williams Spotlight Collection, Volume 2. The 6 disc set was a follow up to the company's Esther Williams Spotlight Collection, Volume 1, and contains digitally remastered versions of several of Williams's films including Thrill of a Romance (1945), Fiesta (1947), This Time for Keeps (1947), Pagan Love Song (1950) and Easy to Love (1953). [2]
[edit] References
- ^ The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography, By Esther Williams, Digby Diehl, Published by Harcourt Trade, 2000, ISBN 0156011352, 9780156011358
- ^ http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=254877
[edit] External links
- Million Dollar Mermaid at the Internet Movie Database
- Million Dollar Mermaid at AllRovi
- Million Dollar Mermaid at the TCM Movie Database
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Categories:
- American films
- English-language films
- 1952 films
- 1950s musical films
- American biographical films
- American musical drama films
- Films directed by Mervyn LeRoy
- Films set in the 1900s
- Films set in the 1910s
- Films set in London
- Films set in New York City
- Films shot in Technicolor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- Swimming films
