Dangerous When Wet (1953)
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46% of users liked it
(92 ratings)
Esther Williams stars in this button-cute musical about a health-conscious family of swimmers who fall in with con man Windy Weebe (Jack Carson). The Higgins family decides to swim the English Channel in order to raise money to purchase a prize bull for their Arkansas farm. As she practices for the… More Esther Williams stars in this button-cute musical about a health-conscious family of swimmers who fall in with con man Windy Weebe (Jack Carson). The Higgins family decides to swim the English Channel in order to raise money to purchase a prize bull for their Arkansas farm. As she practices for the English Channel swim, Katie Higgins (Esther Williams) gets lost in the fog and is rescued by wealthy wine merchant Andre Lanet (Fernando Lamas), and she falls for him hard. The film is distinguished by a climactic English Channel swim and an animated underwater cartoon sequence with Williams and animated MGM contract players Tom and Jerry reprising the Arthur Schwartz and Johnny Mercer tune "In My Wildest Dreams." ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Charles Walters
- Written By
- Dorothy Kingsley
- Genres
- Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 3, 1953 Wide
- Studio
- MGM Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This splashy musical stars Esther Williams and her future husband Fernando Lamas.
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Cast
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Esther Williams
as Katy Higgins
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Fernando Lamas
as Andre Lanet
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Jack Carson
as Windy Webbe
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Charlotte Greenwood
as Ma Higgins
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Denise Darcel
as Gigi Mignon
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Donna Corcoran
as Junior Higgins
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William Demarest
as Pa Higgins
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Barbara Whiting
as Suzie Higgins
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Bunny Waters
as Greta
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Henri Letondal
as Joubert
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Paul Bryar
as Pierre
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Jack Raine
as Stuart Frye
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Richard Alexander
as Egyptian Channel Swimmer
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Tudor Owen
as Old Salt
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Ann Codee
as Mrs. Lanet
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Jimmy Aubrey
as Bartender
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Eugene Borden
as French Mayor
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Aminta Dyne
as English Woman Guest
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Arthur E. Gould-Porter
as English Steward
- Janette Littledove
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Pat O'Moore
as Bob Gerrard
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Reginald Simpson
as Reporter
- Leslie Winston
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Michael Dugan
as Ad Lib
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James Fairfax
as English Cab Driver
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John R. McKee
as Photographer
- Roger Moore
