Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
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.
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Annette Kellerman -
James Sullivan -
Frederick Kellerman -
Alfred Harper -
Annette - 10 years old -
Doc Cronnol -
Pavlova -
Aldrich -
Policeman -
Garvey -
Prosecutor -
Judge -
Conductor -
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Director:
Mervyn LeRoyWriter:
Everett Freeman (screenplay)All Cast & Crew
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Trivia
This film was nearly impossible to view between its original theatrical release and its introduction to home video in the 1990s. It was broadcast once on network television in the late 1970s at 12:40am EST on The CBS Late Movie in a two-hour slot that necessitated cutting 21 minutes of footage.
Quotes
James Sullivan:
Baby, somewhere along the line, we got our signals crossed. You've got it into your head that you're Joan of Arc. Well, get it out fast. You're a swimmer doing a tank act in Sullivan's water carnival, and not a bad show either.
Annette Kellerman:
And how long can it ...
Goofs
Annette Kellerman (Esther Williams) tells the judge that her swimsuit "will cover the entire body except the *forearms* and the head." However, the swimsuit she exhibits in court and which she wears in the following scenes does not cover *any part of her arms*.
Soundtracks
When You Wore a Tulip (and I Wore a Big Red Rose)(uncredited)
Music by Percy Wenrich
Played as carnival music for the first day of the show
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
Biography | Drama | Musical | SportDetails
Release Date:
13 March 1953Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
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