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Bathing Beauty (1944)

APPROVED 101 min  -  Comedy | Musical  -   July 1944 (USA)
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A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students.

Director:

George Sidney

Writers:

Kenneth Earl (story), M.M. Musselman (story), and 5 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Red Skelton ...
Steve Elliot
Esther Williams ...
Caroline Brooks
Basil Rathbone ...
George Adams
Bill Goodwin Bill Goodwin ...
Professor Willis Evans
Jean Porter Jean Porter ...
Jean Allenwood
Nana Bryant Nana Bryant ...
Dean Clinton
Carlos Ramírez Carlos Ramírez ...
Himself
Ethel Smith Ethel Smith ...
Ethel Smith - Music Teacher
Xavier Cugat Xavier Cugat ...
Himself - Leader of Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra (as Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra)
Xavier Cugat Orchestra Xavier Cugat Orchestra ...
Themselves (as Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra)
Lina Romay Lina Romay ...
Herself
Harry James ...
Himself (as Harry James and His Music Makers)
Harry James Orchestra Harry James Orchestra ...
Themselves (as Harry James and His Music Makers)
Helen Forrest Helen Forrest ...
Herself
Donald Meek Donald Meek ...
Chester Klazenfrantz
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Storyline

Songwriter Steve Elliott is about to marry Caroline Brooks. A strange woman who's been paid by Steve's agent to say she's his wife interrupts the ceremony. An angry Caroline gets her old job back teaching at a girl's college. Determined to win her back, Steve enrolls in the school to become its only male student. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

College | Teacher | Annulment | Actress | Beautiful Woman  | See more »

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M.G.M's Mammoth Technicolor Musical Spectacle!

Genres:

Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Escuela de sirenas See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,361,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Some initial credits are not in the second set of credits, so the cast ordering uses the initial credits first and fills in the rest with the subsequent credits, according to IMDb policy. See more »

Quotes

Professor Hendricks: Are we keeping you awake, Mr. Elliot?
Steve Elliot: Barely.
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Connections

Referenced in "The Simpsons: Bart of Darkness (#6.1)" (1994) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tico-tico no fubá"
(1917) (uncredited)
Music by Zequinha De Abreu
Enlish lyrics by Ervin Drake (1943)
Played by Ethel Smith on organ with the MGM Studio Orchestra See more »