United States / Jun 18, 1953 / NR / New York City, New York
MGM's splashy Technicolor musical!
1h 35min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Barbara Whiting | Suzie Higgins |
| Bunny Waters | Greta |
| Henri Letondal | Joubert |
| Paul Bryar | Pierre |
| Jack Raine | Stuart Frye |
| Richard Alexander | Egyptian Channel swimmer |
| Tudor Owen | Old Salt |
| Ann Codee | Mrs. Lanet |
| Leon Alton | Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Aubrey | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Benjie Bancroft | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| Mary Bayless | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| Eumenio Blanco | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Eugene Borden | French Mayor (uncredited) |
| Tex Brodus | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Morgan Brown | Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| Stumpy Brown | Stumpy, the Violinist (uncredited) |
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| Roy Damron | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| Michael Dugan | Ad Lib (uncredited) |
| Aminta Dyne | English Guest (uncredited) |
| James Fairfax | English Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Ed Fury | Hercules (uncredited) |
| Ben Gage | Tall Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Molly Glessing | English Waitress (uncredited) |
| Arthur Gould-Porter | English Steward (uncredited) |
| William Hanna | Tom (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marks | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| John McKee | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Patrick O'Moore | Bob Gerrard (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Official (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Reginald Simpson | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Tornek | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited) |
Genres
MusicComedyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Dangerous When Wet |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Français, English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 18 giugno 1953 |
| Production | George Wells |
| Writer | Dorothy Kingsley, Johnny Mercer |
| Editing | John McSweeney Jr. |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Assistant directors | Sid Sidman, Charles Walters |
| Camera operators | Harold Rosson |
| Additional photography | Harold Rosson |
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| Production design | Cedric Gibbons, Edwin B. Willis, Emile Kuri, Jack Martin Smith |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith, Edwin B. Willis, Emile Kuri |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Emile Kuri, Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith |
| Special effects | Irving G. Ries |
| Music | Arthur Schwartz, Albert Sendrey, George Stoll, Skip Martin, Douglas Shearer |
| Sound | Skip Martin, George Stoll, Douglas Shearer, Arthur Schwartz, Albert Sendrey |
| Costume design | Helen Rose, William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Makeup | William Tuttle, Helen Rose, Sydney Guilaroff |
| Hairstyling | Helen Rose, William Tuttle, Sydney Guilaroff |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
United States / Jul 03, 1953 / NR
Physical media
United States / Jul 17, 2007 / NR / DVD
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