Esther Williams
6 titles
Filmography
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Million Dollar Mermaid
(1952)Esther Williams stars in this dramatic true musical romance of turn-of-the century swimming champion Annette Kellerman, better known as the Million Dollar Mermaid. As a child in Australia, Kellerman learns to swim to overcome a potentially crippling physical handicap and develops into a champion. As a young woman, she travels with her father to London and dreams of a career as a dancer. But when her father falls on hard times, Kellerman resorts to her aquatic talents: swimming 30 miles of the Thames in a famous publicity stunt, then shocking Boston by appearing in a one-piece suit.

Neptune's Daughter
(1949)Mistaken identity complicates a polo player’s romance with a bathing suit designer.

On an Island with You
(1948)Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban, Jimmy Durante, Cyd Charisse, and bandleader Xavier Cugat star in this highly successful musical comedy. Actress Rosalind Rennolds is shooting a song-and-dance film in Hawaii when a young Navy lieutenant is brought onto the production as a technical advisor. Having once performed a number with her in an Armed Forces show, the young officer is convinced he and Rennolds should be together--so he spirits her away to a desert island.
Pagan Love Song
(1950)
Texas Carnival
(1951)Esther Williams dazzles the eye and Red Skelton tickles the funny bone while playing a down-and-out carnival sideshow team mistaken for a pair of multimillionaires at a Texas resort.