1h 35min | Animation, Comedy, Musical | 18 June 1953 | Color
Director: Charles Walters
Stars: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson, Charlotte Greenwood, William Demarest.
Billy Daniel ... choreographer
Charles Walters ... choreographer
The high rating is for the story, and the drama of the channel swim finale. I like the family (CG (she does her kicks and splits!) & WD are EW's parents), and FL as the love interest (they marry '69-'82, his death). Also cute: the live action blended with cartoon swim with Tom and Jerry and FL as an octopus.
Songs performed (26 chapters with menu):
- ch2. I Got Out Of Bed on the Right Side, Performed by William Demarest, Esther Williams, Charlotte Greenwood and Donna Corcoran
- ch4. I Like Men, Sung by Barbara Whiting
- ch13. In My Wildest Dreams, Sung by FL
- ch17. EW swims with Tom and Jerry in time to music, octopus FL reprises In My Wildest Dreams, a family of seahorses reprise I Got Out of Bed on the Right Side
- ch20. Ain't Nature Grand? Sung by Esther Williams and Fernando Lamas, Also sung by Barbara Whiting, Also sung by Jack Carson and Denise Darcel, Also sung and danced by Charlotte Greenwood and William Demarest
- ch21. Ain't Nature Grand? Swum by EW & FL
- ch26. I Got Out Of Bed on the Right Side, reprised by the principals
MGM, dir. Walters; 8
