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Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

APPROVED 115 min  -  Biography | Drama | Musical  -   20 April 1953 (Sweden)
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Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. After overcoming polio, Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writer:

Everett Freeman (screenplay)
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Esther Williams ...
Annette Kellerman
Victor Mature ...
James Sullivan
Walter Pidgeon ...
Frederick Kellerman
David Brian David Brian ...
Alfred Harper
Donna Corcoran Donna Corcoran ...
Annette - 10 years old
Jesse White Jesse White ...
Doc Cronnol
Maria Tallchief ...
Pavlova
Howard Freeman Howard Freeman ...
Aldrich
Charles Watts Charles Watts ...
Policeman
Wilton Graff Wilton Graff ...
Garvey
Frank Ferguson Frank Ferguson ...
Prosecutor
James Bell James Bell ...
Judge
James Flavin James Flavin ...
Conductor
Willis Bouchey Willis Bouchey ...
Director
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Storyline

Million Dollar Mermaid tells the story of Australian swimming sensation Annette Kellerman, who overcame childhood polio to go on and achieve fame as a professional swimmer and film star in the early decades of the 20th century. At the same time, she scandalized the world by wearing a one-piece bathing suit on public beaches long before the style was accepted in polite company, and made waves in other ways as well. The story was a perfect vehicle decades later to showcase the star quality of Esther Williams in the 1950s, and Kellerman's moniker was picked up by Life Magazine when it named Ms. Williams the "Million Dollar Mermaid" herself. Written by Tedosan  

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Plot Keywords:

Star | Scandal | Swimming | Movie Set | Movie Studio  | See more »

Taglines:

M.G.M's Miracle Technicolor Musical! (Million Dollar Mermaid) See more »

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

The One Piece Bathing Suit See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The film that Annette Kellerman is making when she has an accident is titled Neptune's Daughter. In 1949, Esther Williams would make a film with the same title. See more »

Connections

Featured in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)"
(uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Played as carnival music for the sixth week of the show See more »