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Million Dollar Mermaid

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

Year

Genre

biography, drama, musical

Box Office

N/A

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total

Annette Kellerman

Esther Williams

James Sullivan

Frederick Kellerman

Alfred Harper

Annette - 10 years old

Doc Cronnol

Pavlova

Maria Tallchief

Aldrich

Policeman

Garvey

Prosecutor

Judge

Conductor

Director

Swimmer

Bather

Pawnbroker

Swimmer

Minor Role

Caretaker

Outraged Woman at Revere Beach

Cameraman on Movie Set

Banker

Skeptic in Rector's Restaurant

Marshall Bradford

Defense Attorney

Crew Member

Chet Brandenburg

Showgirl

Bum

Minor Role

Collin Campbell

Swimmer

Swimmer

Swimmer

Minor Role

Robbie - Prop Man

Swimmer

Manin Train Compartment

Swimmer

Dorinda Clifton

Wife on Beach

Marie, Kellerman's Housekeeper

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

English Reporter

Man at Rector's Restaurant

Purser

Process Server

Newspaper Man

Minor Role

Minor Role

Swimmer

London Bobby

Policeman at Montauk Point

Minor Role

Minor Role

Bandleader

Beachgoer

Beachgoer

Swimmer

Alex Goudovitch

English Reporter

Arthur Gould-Porter

Cockney Seaman on Barge

A. Cameron Grant

Movie Set Engineer

Minor Role

Minor Role

Husband on Beach

Minor Role

Skeptic in Rector's Restaurant

Club Patron

Minor Role

Swimmer

Official

New York Newsboy

Clarence Hennecke

Andy, Sideshow Watchman

English Reporter

Minor Role

T. Arthur Hughes

Minor Role

Minor Role

Contest Spectator

Policeman

Nurse

Dorothy Kennedy

Ship Passenger on Deck

Cheering Man on Tower Bridge

Courtroom Spectator

Swimmer

Minor Role

Mrs. Graves - John's Mother

Queenie Leonard

Violinist

English Reporter

Manon Revere Beach

Nurse

Minor Role

Fire Eater

Giant

Doctor Vance

Swimmer

Cameraman

Roustabout

Bather

Championship Swim Judge

Swimmer

Banker

William J. O'Brien

Minor Role

Vesey O'Davoren

Master of Ceremonies

Patrick O'Moore

Swimmer

Betty Jean Onge

Minor Role

Woman at Rector's Restaurant

Swimmer

Pavlova's Maid

Genevieve Pasques

Doorman

Swimmer

Dorothy Poynton

Grace - Nurse

Maudie Prickett

Ballet Teacher

Swimmer

Casey

Gordon Richards

Bather

Spectator on Bridge

Robert Robinson

Marcellino the Clown

Small Boy

Swimmer

Waiter

Swimmer

Audrey Saunders

Swimmer

Russell Saunders

Courtroom Spectator

Banker

Charles Sherlock

Soprano

Elizabeth Slifer

Swimmer

Spectator on Bridge

Swimmer

Rosemarie Stack

Swimmer

Murray Steckler

Ship Passenger on Deck

Man in Suit

Swimmer

Swimmer

John Graves

Circus Attendant

Harper's Secretary

Nancy Valentine

Bud Williams - Stunt Pilot

George D. Wallace

Floor Nurse

Barge Man

Minor Role

Minor Role

Minor Role

Small Boy

Minor Role

Swimmer

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[piano music] - Million Dollar Mermaid

Mozart is very quiet
in here, Annette. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Mozart is very quiet in here, Annette.

Baby, you mustn't be
envious of the others. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Baby, you mustn't be envious of the others.

[instrumental music] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[instrumental music]

Annette! - Million Dollar Mermaid

[dramatic music] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[dramatic music]

Annette! - Million Dollar Mermaid

Swimming can't hurt me. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Swimming can't hurt me.

[gunshot] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[music continues] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[music continues]

By your victory today,
Ms. Kellerman - Million Dollar Mermaid

By your victory today, Ms. Kellerman

But I, I don't understand. - Million Dollar Mermaid

But I, I don't understand.

Annette, I don't know
what to say. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Annette, I don't know what to say.

(James)
Annette, where are you? - Million Dollar Mermaid

(James) Annette, where are you?

Blimey!
There's a girl in the water. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Blimey! There's a girl in the water.

(James)
How do you feel? - Million Dollar Mermaid

(James) How do you feel?

(male #2)
'Take it down.' - Million Dollar Mermaid

(male #2) 'Take it down.'

What's happening? Where is she? - Million Dollar Mermaid

What's happening? Where is she?

Can't you row any faster? - Million Dollar Mermaid

Can't you row any faster?

Not exactly
a seven-course dinner - Million Dollar Mermaid

Not exactly a seven-course dinner

That's my daughter, you know.
She's my daughter. - Million Dollar Mermaid

That's my daughter, you know. She's my daughter.

[dramatic music] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[dramatic music]

"Daily Express."
Can you answer a few questions? - Million Dollar Mermaid

"Daily Express." Can you answer a few questions?

Well, that's that. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Well, that's that.

[audience applauding] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[audience applauding]

For the first time in America,
the Trudgen stroke. - Million Dollar Mermaid

For the first time in America, the Trudgen stroke.

[audience applauding] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[audience applauding]

And now, ladies and gentlemen - Million Dollar Mermaid

And now, ladies and gentlemen

Step right up, folks.
The show is now going on. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Step right up, folks. The show is now going on.

[audience gasps] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[audience gasps]

Hello, Jimmy. - Million Dollar Mermaid

[indistinct chatter] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[indistinct chatter]

[knock on door] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[knock on door]

(Andy)
'Ms. Kellerman?' - Million Dollar Mermaid

(Andy) 'Ms. Kellerman?'

[audience applauding] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[audience applauding]

[audience applauding] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[audience applauding]

Hello, Marceline. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Hello, Marceline.

[intense music] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[intense music]

[crowd chattering] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[crowd chattering]

Here's the item. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Here's the item.

Switch on! - Million Dollar Mermaid

[droning] - Million Dollar Mermaid

And I've got a top for you.
That's a spinning one. - Million Dollar Mermaid

And I've got a top for you. That's a spinning one.

This is for you, darling.
Isn't she lovely? - Million Dollar Mermaid

This is for you, darling. Isn't she lovely?

Is this what you're looking for? - Million Dollar Mermaid

Is this what you're looking for?

Yeah, sure.
Ready, Annette? - Million Dollar Mermaid

Yeah, sure. Ready, Annette?

[music continues] - Million Dollar Mermaid

[music continues]

[cracking] - Million Dollar Mermaid

- 'Watch out. Watch out.'
- 'Get the boards out.' - Million Dollar Mermaid

- 'Watch out. Watch out.' - 'Get the boards o...

Please, nurse,
I must see her. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Please, nurse, I must see her.

Hello, Sullivan. - Million Dollar Mermaid

Hello, Sullivan.

- How is she?
- We'll know this morning. - Million Dollar Mermaid

- How is she? - We'll know this morning.

Oh, yes. - Million Dollar Mermaid

It doesn't belong
to you either. - Million Dollar Mermaid

It doesn't belong to you either.

Million Dollar Mermaid poster

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Writer: Everett Freeman

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Genre: biography, drama, musical

Year: 1952

MetaScore: 50/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Mar 1953

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total

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