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Description: 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.

Cast:
Annette Kellerman: Esther Williams
James Sullivan: Victor Mature
Frederick Kellerman: Walter Pidgeon
Alfred Harper: David Brian
Annette - 10 years old: Donna Corcoran
Doc Cronnol: Jesse White
Pavlova: Maria Tallchief
Aldrich: Howard Freeman
Policeman: James L. Kelly
Garvey: Wilton Graff
Prosecutor: Frank Ferguson
Judge: James Bell
Conductor: James Flavin
Director: Willis Bouchey
Swimmer: Fred Zendar
Bather: Alice Richey
Pawnbroker: Jimmy Aubrey
Minor Role: Sally Yarnell
Caretaker: Wilson Benge
Outraged Woman at Revere Beach: Gail Bonney
Cameraman on Movie Set: Eugene Borden
Banker: Charles Sherlock
Skeptic in Rector's Restaurant: John Hamilton
Defense Attorney: Paul Bradley
Crew Member: Chet Brandenburg
Showgirl: Carol Brewster
Bum: Benny Burt
Robbie - Prop Man: Mack Chandler
Manin Train Compartment: Edward Clark
Wife on Beach: Lillian Culver
Marie, Kellerman's Housekeeper: Adrienne D'Ambricourt
English Reporter: James Logan
Man at Rector's Restaurant: Frankie Dee
Purser: Leslie Denison
Process Server: Tom Dillon
Newspaper Man: Vernon Downing
London Bobby: Al Ferguson
Policeman at Montauk Point: Pat Flaherty
Bandleader: Paul Frees
Beachgoer: James Gonzalez
Cockney Seaman on Barge: A. Cameron Grant
Movie Set Engineer: Dabbs Greer
Husband on Beach: Creighton Hale
Club Patron: Sam Harris
Official: Charles Heard
New York Newsboy: Clarence Hennecke
Andy, Sideshow Watchman: Harry Hines
Contest Spectator: Dick Johnstone
Nurse: Louise Lorimer
Ship Passenger on Deck: Bert Stevens
Cheering Man on Tower Bridge: Skelton Knaggs
Courtroom Spectator: Scott Seaton
Mrs. Graves - John's Mother: Queenie Leonard
Violinist: Mitchell Lewis
Manon Revere Beach: Jack Lomas
Fire Eater: Louis Manley
Giant: Lock Martin
Doctor Vance: John Maxwell
Cameraman: Walter Merrill
Roustabout: Frank Mills
Championship Swim Judge: Clive Morgan
Master of Ceremonies: Patrick O'Moore
Woman at Rector's Restaurant: Mary Parker
Pavlova's Maid: Genevieve Pasques
Doorman: Frank Pharr
Grace - Nurse: Maudie Prickett
Ballet Teacher: Jean Ransome
Casey: Gordon Richards
Spectator on Bridge: Cap Somers
Marcellino the Clown: Rod Rogers
Small Boy: Robert Winans
Waiter: Cosmo Sardo
Soprano: Elizabeth Slifer
Man in Suit: Cy Stevens
John Graves: Stuart Torres
Circus Attendant: Arthur Tovey
Harper's Secretary: Nancy Valentine
Bud Williams - Stunt Pilot: George D. Wallace
Floor Nurse: Margaret Wells
Barge Man: Patrick Whyte

Written by: Everett Freeman

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Release date: 13 Mar 1953