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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. Director:Mervyn LeRoy |
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Annette Kellerman
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James Sullivan
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Frederick Kellerman
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David Brian | ... |
Alfred Harper
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Donna Corcoran | ... |
Annette - 10 years old
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Jesse White | ... |
Doc Cronnol
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Pavlova
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Howard Freeman | ... |
Aldrich
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Charles Watts | ... |
Policeman
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Wilton Graff | ... |
Garvey
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Frank Ferguson | ... |
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James Bell | ... |
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James Flavin | ... |
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Willis Bouchey | ... |
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Million Dollar Mermaid tells the story of Australian swimming sensation Annette Kellerman, who overcame childhood polio to go on and achieve fame as a professional swimmer and film star in the early decades of the 20th century. At the same time, she scandalized the world by wearing a one-piece bathing suit on public beaches long before the style was accepted in polite company, and made waves in other ways as well. The story was a perfect vehicle decades later to showcase the star quality of Esther Williams in the 1950s, and Kellerman's moniker was picked up by Life Magazine when it named Ms. Williams the "Million Dollar Mermaid" herself. Written by Tedosan
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Esther Williams broke her neck diving off a 50-foot tower during the sequence in which she wears a golden swimming costume. She spent six months in a body cast before recovering to complete the film. See more »
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