Dangerous When Wet (1953)

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95 min - Comedy | Musical | Romance - 3 July 1953 (USA)

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A young woman enters a contest to be the first to swim the English Channel.

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Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Esther Williams	...	Katie Higgins
	Fernando Lamas	...	André Lanet
	Jack Carson	...	Windy Weebe
	Charlotte Greenwood	...	Ma Higgins
	Denise Darcel	...	Gigi Mignon
	William Demarest	...	Pa Higgins
	Donna Corcoran	...	Junior Higgins
	Barbara Whiting	...	Suzie Higgins
	Bunny Waters	...	Greta
	Henri Letondal	...	Joubert
	Paul Bryar	...	Pierre
	Jack Raine	...	Stuart Frye
	Richard Alexander	...	Egyptian Channel swimmer
	Tudor Owen	...	Old Salt
	Ann Codee	...	Mrs. Lanet

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The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry! Written by L. Hamre

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Comedy | Musical | Romance

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USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 1953 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Traversons La Manche See more »

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »

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95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

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Color (Technicolor)

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1.37 : 1

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Continuity: In an early sequence, four of the family go swimming in a pond while Katy settles down on a log to read. The log is dry when she lies down. A few minutes later the rest of the family climb out of the pond over the log and drip water on the log. The log is already wet when they do this showing that there has been at least one previous take. See more »

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Katie Higgins: [shouting through the fog] Wendy. Wendy!
Windy Weebe: Katie where are you?
Katie Higgins: I'm on a yacht. With a Frenchman.
Windy Weebe: A Frenchman? Oh no.
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Referenced in The Swimsuit Issue (2008) See more »

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"I Like Men"
Music by Arthur Schwartz
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Sung by Barbara Whiting See more »

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