Million Dollar Mermaid
| Million Dollar Mermaid | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Produced by | Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
| Written by | Everett Freeman |
| Starring |
Esther Williams Victor Mature Walter Pidgeon |
| Music by |
Alexander Courage (orchestrator) Adolph Deutsch (conductor & music score) |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Edited by | John McSweeney, Jr. |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Release date
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December 4, 1952 |
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Running time
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115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,642,000 |
| Box office | $4,947,000 |
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.
In the late 19th Century, a polio-stricken Australian girl, Annette Kellerman (Esther Williams), swims as a means to improve her health. Her father, Frederick (Walter Pidgeon), who owns a music conservatory, accepts a teaching position in England.
Aboard ship, Annette encounters the American promoter James Sullivan (Victor Mature) and his associate Doc Cronnol (Jesse White), who are taking a boxing kangaroo called Sydney with them to London.
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