Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
Overview
After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.813 |
Directed By
Mervyn LeRoy
Crew
Everett Freeman
Mervyn LeRoy
Busby Berkeley
Adolph Deutsch
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
John McSweeney Jr.
Alexander Courage
Walter Plunkett
Helen Rose
George J. Folsey
Douglas Shearer
TOP CAST
Esther Williams
Annette Kellerman
Victor Mature
James Sullivan
Walter Pidgeon
Frederick Kellerman
David Brian
Alfred Harper
Donna Corcoran
Annette - 10 years old
Jesse White
Doc Cronnol
Maria Tallchief
Pavlova
Howard Freeman
Aldrich
Charles Watts
Policeman
Wilton Graff
Garvey
Frank Ferguson
Prosecutor
James Bell
Judge
James Flavin
Conductor
Willis Bouchey
Director
Larri Thomas
Swimmer (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
Grace (uncredited)
Harry Hines
Andy (uncredited)
Kathryn Reed Altman
Swimmer (uncredited)
Dorinda Clifton
Swimmer (uncredited)
Patrick Whyte
Barge Man (uncredited)
George Boyce
Banker (uncredited)
Carol Brewster
Showgirl (uncredited)
Mary Parker
Woman at Rector's Restaurant (uncredited)
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