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1952 American film
Million Dollar Mermaid
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMervyn LeRoy
Written byEverett Freeman
Produced byArthur Hornblow, Jr.
StarringEsther Williams
Victor Mature
Walter Pidgeon
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byJohn McSweeney, Jr.
Music byAlexander Courage (orchestrator)
Adolph Deutsch (conductor & music score)
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dateDecember 4, 1952 (1952-12-04)
Running time115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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

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

  1. 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
  2. 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
  3. http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=254877

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