Bathing Beauty (1944)

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1h 41min
Comedy, Musical
Jul 1944 (USA)
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A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students.

Director:

George Sidney

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Still of Esther Williams (I) in Bathing Beauty (1944)

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Still of Red Skelton and Esther Williams (I) in Bathing Beauty (1944)

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	Red Skelton	...	Steve Elliot
	Esther Williams	...	Caroline Brooks
	Basil Rathbone	...	George Adams
	Bill Goodwin	...	Professor Willis Evans
	Jean Porter	...	Jean Allenwood
	Nana Bryant	...	Dean Clinton
	Carlos Ramírez	...	Carlos Ramirez
	Ethel Smith	...	Ethel Smith - Music Teacher
	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra	...	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
	Lina Romay	...	Lina Romay
	Harry James and His Orchestra	...	Harry James and His Orchestra (as Harry James and His Music Makers)
	Helen Forrest	...	Helen Forrest
	Donald Meek	...	Chester Klazenfrantz
	Jacqueline Dalya	...	Maria Dorango
	Francis Pierlot	...	Professor Hendricks
	Ann Codee	...	Mme. Zarka
	Margaret Dumont	...	Mrs. Allenwood
	Bunny Waters	...	Bunny
	Janis Paige	...	Janis
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Abigail Adams	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Dorothy Adams	...	Miss Hanney (uncredited)
	Margaret Adden	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Douglas Berle	...	Pedro (uncredited)
	Karin Booth	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Lucille Casey	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Jesús Castillón	...	Guadalajara Trio Member (uncredited)
	Aina Constant	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Xavier Cugat	...	Xavier Cugat (uncredited)
	Donald Davis	...	Pablo (uncredited)
	Pat Dean	...	Swimmer (uncredited)
	Linda Deane	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Dolores Dey	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Elspeth Dudgeon	...	Miss Travers (uncredited)
	Bonnie Edwards	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Sarah Edwards	...	Faculty Member (uncredited)
	Herbert Evans	...	Backstage Manager (uncredited)
	Alice Eyland	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Dorothy Ford	...	Dorothy (uncredited)
	Mary Ganley	...	Mary (uncredited)
	Jane Green	...	Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
	The Guadalajara Trio	...	Musicians - 'Bim, Bam, Bum' Number (uncredited)
	Betty Lou Hanson	...	Swimmer (uncredited)
	Charmienne Harker	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Mary Ann Hawkins	...	Specialty Swimmer (uncredited)
	Harry Hayden	...	Jonathan (uncredited)
	Russell Hicks	...	Mr. Allenwood (uncredited)
	Frank Holiday Jr.	...	Musician - 'Alma llanera' Number (uncredited)
	Jane Isbell	...	Western Union Girl (uncredited)
	Harry James	...	Harry James (uncredited)
	Betty Jaynes	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Eddie Kane	...	Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
	Eleanor Keaton	...	Swimmer (uncredited)
	Gloria Lake	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Vicky Lane	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Lamberto Leyva	...	Guadalajara Trio Member (uncredited)
	John Lopez	...	Bellhop (uncredited)
	Ann Lundeen	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Peggy Maley	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Alphonse Martell	...	Doorman (uncredited)
	Beryl McCutcheon	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Buddy Moreno	...	Buddy Moreno (uncredited)
	Muriel Morris	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Douglas Morrow	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Edmund Mortimer	...	Faculty Member (uncredited)
	Noreen Nash	...	Noreen - Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Helen O'Hara	...	Helen - Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Shelby Payne	...	Cigarette Girl (uncredited)
	Mary Perine	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	George Pitman	...	Musician - 'Alma llanera' Number (uncredited)
	Bob Priester	...	Musician - 'Alma llanera' Number (uncredited)
	Bertha Priestley	...	Fat Girl (uncredited)
	Eloise Rawitzer	...	Singer - 'I'll Take the High Note' Number (uncredited)
	Danny Reilley	...	Pancho (uncredited)
	Mildred Riley	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Mario Santos	...	Guadalajara Trio Member (uncredited)
	Earl Schenck	...	Professor Nichols (uncredited)
	Naomi Scher	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Erin Selwyn	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Almira Sessions	...	Ms. Phillips (uncredited)
	Amzie Strickland	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Mary C. Taylor	...	Water Ballet Performer (uncredited)
	Ray Teal	...	Adams Club Maitre d' at (uncredited)
	Andrew Tombes	...	Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
	Celia Travers	...	Sourface Chorus Girl (uncredited)
	Beverly Tyler	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Harry von Schloeten	...	Musician - 'Alma llanera' Number (uncredited)
	Sarah Wallace	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Allan Watson	...	Musician - 'Alma llanera' Number (uncredited)
	Constance Weiler	...	Co-Ed (uncredited)
	Katherine Yorke	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Joe Yule	...	Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Sidney

Written by

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Kenneth Earl	...	(story) &
M.M. Musselman	...	(story) and
Curtis Kenyon	...	(story)

Joseph Schrank	...	(adaptation)

Dorothy Kingsley	...	(screenplay) &
Allen Boretz	...	(screenplay) and
Frank Waldman	...	(screenplay)

George Oppenheimer	...	() (uncredited)

Produced by

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Jack Cummings

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Music by

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Daniele Amfitheatrof	...	(uncredited)
Johnny Green	...	(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Harry Stradling Sr.

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director of photography (as Harry Stradling)

Editing by

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Blanche Sewell

Editorial Department

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Henri Jaffa	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Cedric Gibbons
Stephen Goosson
Merrill Pye

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn	...	makeup designer
Ben Libizer	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Sandy Roth	...	assistant director (uncredited)
George Ryan	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Herman E. Webber	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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McLean Nisbet	...	associate set decorator
Frank Wesselhoff	...	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording director
Bill Edmondson	...	production sound mixer (uncredited)
Frank McKenzie	...	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Ralph Shugart	...	re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Stunts

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Gil Perkins

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stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Sam Leavitt	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Ted Weisbarth	...	director of photography: Water Ballet sequence (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Kay Dean	...	associate costume supervisor
Irene	...	costume supervisor
Irene Sharaff	...	costume designer: water ballet costumes (as Sharaff)
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Ted Duncan	...	orchestrator
Johnny Green	...	music supervisor / musical director
Calvin Jackson	...	orchestrator
Johnny Thompson	...	orchestrator
David Raksin	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Marlin Skiles	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Robert Alton	...	dance director
John Murray Anderson	...	water ballet
Merwin Daynes	...	assistant technical director
Jack Donohue	...	dance director
Buster Keaton	...	gag consultant (uncredited)
Edith Motridge	...	swimming double: Esther Williams (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Regal Films (1944) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1944) (Australia) (theatrical)
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (1944) (Mexico) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1946) (Norway) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD) (included in the "TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams, Volume 1" collection)
ClassicLine (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1977) (India) (theatrical)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Songwriter Steve Elliott is about to marry Caroline Brooks. A strange woman who's been paid by Steve's agent to say she's his wife interrupts the ceremony. An angry Caroline gets her old job back teaching at a girl's college. Determined to win her back, Steve enrolls in the school to become its only male student. Written by Daniel Bubbeo Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	manipulative-female classic-musical swimming diving sidney-and-williams See All (15) »
Taglines	M.G.M's Mammoth Technicolor Musical Spectacle! See more »
Genres	Comedy Musical
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Canada:F (Ontario) Finland:S France:Tous publics India:U Japan:G Norway:A (cinema rating) Spain:A (ICAA) Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-G (TV rating) West Germany:16

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Also Known As	The Co-Ed (United States) Le bal des sirènes (France) Escuela de sirenas (Spain) Bal na vodi (Yugoslavia, Croatian title) Escola de Sereias (Portugal) See more »
Runtime	101 min
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish French
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Lakeside Golf Club - 4500 Lakeside Drive, Burbank, California, USA See more »

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Budget

$2,361,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	While filming at Lakeside Pool on a cold January day, the swimmers went on strike unless director George Sidney stripped naked and went into the water. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into The Clown (1953). See more »
Soundtracks	Magic is the Moonlight(Te quiero dijiste) See more »
Crazy Credits	To Families And Friends Of Men And Women In Our Armed Forces. See more »
Quotes	Professor Hendricks: Are we keeping you awake, Mr. Elliot? Steve Elliot: Barely. See more »

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