Neptune's Daughter

Neptune's Daughter (1949)

  • 65% of users liked it
    (189 ratings)

Esther Williams and Red Skelton share equal screen time for once in the MGM Technicolor musical Neptune's Daughter. The title character is, of course, Williams, here cast as Eve Barrett, a bathing-suit manufacturer (and sometimes model). Skelton plays Jack Spratt, the masseur at a fancy polo club,… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Edward Buzzell
Written By
Dorothy Kingsley
Genres
Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1949 Wide
On DVD
Jul 17, 2007
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    The best of the Esther Williams swim-musicals is just bubbly.

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    The movie ends with a big, splashy water show, and what else would you expect?

  • John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis

    Although it hasn't much story (or many good jokes), its characters and music are appealing.

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  • moon r


    back in the day exotic was exotic, forget where it came from, and so in this song and dance marathon south american/african culture is mixed with polynesian/asian for a seamless exotic faraway feel. and why team esther so many times with latin leading men? there must be an answer,… More

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