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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Esther Williams | ... | Eve Barrett | |
| Red Skelton | ... | Jack Spratt | |
| Ricardo Montalban | ... | José O'Rourke | |
| Betty Garrett | ... | Betty Barrett | |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Joe Backett | |
| Xavier Cugat | ... | Xavier Cugat | |
| Ted de Corsia | ... | Lukie Luzette | |
| Mike Mazurki | ... | Mac Mozolla | |
| Mel Blanc | ... | Pancho | |
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George Mann | ... | Tall Wrangler |
| Frank Mitchell | ... | Little Wrangler | |
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Storyline
Scatterbrained Betty Barrett mistakes masseur Jack Spratt for Jose O'Rourke, the captain of the South American polo team. Spratt goes along with the charade, but the situation becomes more complicated when they fall in love. Meanwhile, Betty's sensible older sister Eve fears Betty's heart will be broken when Jose returns to South America. She arranges to meet with the real O'Rourke and love soon blossoms between them as well. Written by Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@cmp.com>
Plot Keywords:
slapstick comedy | womanizer | polo player | mistaken identity | bare chested male |Taglines:
With a Great Cast of Stars! Bathing Beauties! Songs and Spectacle! See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
June 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Neptune's Daughter See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Betty Barrett: Not if my aim is good!
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Written by Frank Loesser
Performed as instrumental scoring for bathing suit fashion sequence
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Normally hairy-chested Ricardo Montalban was forced to submit to a body wax for his shirtless scenes in this film. See more »Goofs
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Eve Barrett: If you keep throwing yourself at men you are only going to get hurt!Betty Barrett: Not if my aim is good!
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On a Slow Boat to ChinaWritten by Frank Loesser
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Esther Williams had some fairly amusing comedies in the '40s that had her jumping into a pool every so often to keep her "Million Dollar Mermaid" label intact. She not only swims here, but joins in the fun and even lends herself to a funny rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Ricardo Montalban while Red Skelton is doing his own version of the song with Betty Garrett. It's a wacky bit of fun about Red being mistaken for a polo player. He has some wild slapstick scenes--one of which has him joining a bevy of bathing beauties as he attempts to fit into a water ballet (reminiscent of his hijinks in "Bathing Beauty"). His partner in fun is Betty Garrett who delivers her own special brand of comedy with no strain at all.
Ricardo Montalban is an excellent foil for Esther's romantic scenes as the wealthy polo player. The blurb on the video jacket offers a quote from the N.Y. Times: "The most entertaining of all the aquatic spectacles in which Esther Williams has starred."
'Nuff said. Enjoy!