Easy to Love (1953)

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The Cole Porter title tune is but one of the musical highlights in the (literally) splashy Esther Williams musical Easy to Love. Reshuffling plot devices utilized in previous Williams vehicles, the film casts Williams as Julie Hallerton, the star of Ray Lloyd's (Van Johnson) aquacade. She loves… More The Cole Porter title tune is but one of the musical highlights in the (literally) splashy Esther Williams musical Easy to Love. Reshuffling plot devices utilized in previous Williams vehicles, the film casts Williams as Julie Hallerton, the star of Ray Lloyd's (Van Johnson) aquacade. She loves Lloyd, but he hardly knows she exists. Only when she inaugurates romances with swimming instructor Hank (John Bromfield) and singer Barry (Tony Martin) does Lloyd wake up and smell the chlorine. The plot's finale is top-heavy with "good sport" behavior involving the three male leads. However, if you've come to an Esther Williams movie for the plot, maybe you'd better try another theatre. Easy to Love is the film that includes Busby Berkeley's legendary "motorboat/hang-glider" production number, performed at Florida's Cypress Gardens--though, incredibly, this aquatic tour de force is not the end of the picture! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By: Charles Walters
Written By: William Roberts
Genres: Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Dec 25, 1953 Wide
On DVD: Jul 29, 1992

Critic Reviews

John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
The real stars of the show are the music and aquatic ballets. (TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams, Volume 2)
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...the music and water ballets and the fact that Ms. Williams looks lovely contribute to making the film at least mildly entertaining.

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Cast

            Esther Williams as Julie Hallerton

            Van Johnson as Ray Lloyd

            Tony Martin as Barry Gordon

            John Bromfield as Hank

            Edna Skinner as Nancy Parmel

            Carroll Baker as Clarice

            King Donovan as Ben

            Paul Bryar as Mr. Barnes

            Eddie Oliver as Band Leader

            Margaret Bert as Mrs. Huffnagel

            Cyd Charisse
            
            Edward Clark as Gardener

            Lillian Culver as Flora

            Sandra Gould as Ben's Wife

            Byron Kane
            
            Joseph Mell as Sleepy Waiter

            David Newell as Makeup Man

            Emory Parnell as Mr. Huffnagel

            Reginald Simpson as Photographer

            Dorothy Vernon as Women Guests in Lobby

            June Whitley as Costume Designer

            Fenton Hamilton as Fat Man

            Benny Rubin as Oscar Levenson

            Helen Dickson
            
            Peggy Remington
            
            Violet Seton
            
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