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1952 American filmMillion Dollar Mermaid | |
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Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
Written by | Everett Freeman |
Produced by | Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
Starring | Esther Williams Victor Mature Walter Pidgeon |
Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
Edited by | John McSweeney, Jr. |
Music by | Alexander Courage (orchestrator) Adolph Deutsch (conductor & music score) |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | December 4, 1952 (1952-12-04) |
Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2.75 million (US rentals) |
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.
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
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.
Release
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).
References
- 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
- The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography, By Esther Williams, Digby Diehl, Published by Harcourt Trade, 2000, ISBN 0-15-601135-2, ISBN 978-0-15-601135-8
- http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=254877