Dangerous When Wet

Dangerous When Wet (1953)

Released: 1953-06-18 Duration: 1hr 35min
Genres: Music Comedy Romance
Rating 6.0
MGM's splashy Technicolor musical!

Overview

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!

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.707

Directed By

Charles Walters

Crew

Director
Charles Walters
Costume Design
Helen Rose
Music Director
George Stoll
Orchestrator
Skip Martin
Director of Photography
Harold Rosson
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Jack Martin Smith
Set Decoration
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Emile Kuri
Producer
George Wells
Assistant Director
Sid Sidman
Lyricist
Johnny Mercer
Original Music Composer
Arthur Schwartz
Recording Supervision
Douglas Shearer
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
Hairstylist
Sydney Guilaroff
Special Effects
Irving G. Ries
Choreographer
Charles Walters
Choreographer
Billy Daniel

TOP CAST

Esther Williams
Esther Williams

Katy Higgins

Fernando Lamas
Fernando Lamas

Andre Lanet

Jack Carson
Jack Carson

Windy Webbe

Denise Darcel
Denise Darcel

Gigi Mignon

William Demarest
William Demarest

Pa Higgins

Donna Corcoran
Donna Corcoran

Junior Higgins

Barbara Whiting
Barbara Whiting

Suzie Higgins

Paul Bryar
Paul Bryar

Pierre

Jack Raine
Jack Raine

Stuart Frye

Richard Alexander
Richard Alexander

Egyptian Channel swimmer

Tudor Owen
Tudor Owen

Old Salt

Ann Codee
Ann Codee

Mrs. Lanet

Leon Alton
Leon Alton

Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)

Jimmy Aubrey
Jimmy Aubrey

Bartender (uncredited)

Benjie Bancroft
Benjie Bancroft

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Mary Bayless
Mary Bayless

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco
Eumenio Blanco

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Eugene Borden
Eugene Borden

French Mayor (uncredited)

Tex Brodus
Tex Brodus

Dancer (uncredited)

Morgan Brown
Morgan Brown

Show Spectator (uncredited)

Stumpy Brown
Stumpy Brown

Stumpy, the Violinist (uncredited)

Roy Damron
Roy Damron

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Michael Dugan
Michael Dugan

Ad Lib (uncredited)

Aminta Dyne
Aminta Dyne

English Guest (uncredited)

James Fairfax
James Fairfax

English Cab Driver (uncredited)

Ed Fury
Ed Fury

Hercules (uncredited)

Ben Gage
Ben Gage

Tall Swimmer (uncredited)

Molly Glessing
Molly Glessing

English Waitress (uncredited)

Arthur Gould-Porter
Arthur Gould-Porter

English Steward (uncredited)

William Hanna
William Hanna

Tom (uncredited)

Maurice Marks
Maurice Marks

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

John McKee
John McKee

Photographer (uncredited)

Roger Moore
Roger Moore

Reporter (uncredited)

Monty O'Grady
Monty O'Grady

Reporter (uncredited)

Patrick O'Moore
Patrick O'Moore

Bob Gerrard (uncredited)

Paul Power
Paul Power

Official (uncredited)

John Roy
John Roy

Swimmer (uncredited)

Bernard Sell
Bernard Sell

Reporter (uncredited)

Reginald Simpson
Reginald Simpson

Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Tornek
Jack Tornek

Townsman (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Arthur Tovey

Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)

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