Dangerous When Wet (1953)
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- 1h 35min
- Comedy, Musical
- 03 Jul 1953 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
Esther Williams | ... |
Katie Higgins
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Fernando Lamas | ... |
André Lanet
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Jack Carson | ... |
Windy Weebe
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Charlotte Greenwood | ... |
Ma Higgins
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Denise Darcel | ... |
Gigi Mignon
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William Demarest | ... |
Pa Higgins
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Donna Corcoran | ... |
Junior Higgins
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Barbara Whiting | ... |
Suzie Higgins
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Bunny Waters | ... |
Greta
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Henri Letondal | ... |
Joubert
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Paul Bryar | ... |
Pierre
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Jack Raine | ... |
Stuart Frye
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Richard Alexander | ... |
Egyptian Channel swimmer
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Tudor Owen | ... |
Old Salt
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Ann Codee | ... |
Mrs. Lanet
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Leon Alton | ... |
Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
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Jimmy Aubrey | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Benjie Bancroft | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Mary Bayless | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Eumenio Blanco | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Eugene Borden | ... |
French Mayor (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Morgan Brown | ... |
Show Spectator (uncredited)
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Stumpy Brown | ... |
Violinist Stumpy (uncredited)
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Roy Damron | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Michael Dugan | ... |
Ad Lib (uncredited)
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Aminta Dyne | ... |
English Woman Guest (uncredited)
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James Fairfax | ... |
English Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Ed Fury | ... |
Hercules (uncredited)
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Ben Gage | ... |
Very tall swimmer (uncredited)
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Molly Glessing | ... |
English Waitress (uncredited)
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Arthur Gould-Porter | ... |
English Steward (uncredited)
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William Hanna | ... |
Tom (uncredited)
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Maurice Marks | ... |
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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John McKee | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Roger Moore | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Monty O'Grady | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Patrick O'Moore | ... |
Bob Gerrard (uncredited)
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Paul Power | ... |
Official (uncredited)
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John Roy | ... |
Swimmer (uncredited)
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Bernard Sell | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Reginald Simpson | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jack Tornek | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey | ... |
Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
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Directed by
Charles Walters | ||
Joseph Barbera | ... | (uncredited) (animation sequences) |
William Hanna | ... | (uncredited) (animation sequences) |
Written by
Dorothy Kingsley | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
William Hanna | ... | co-executive producer (uncredited) |
Fred Quimby | ... | producer (uncredited) |
George Wells | ... | producer |
Music by
Albert Sendrey | ... | (uncredited) |
George Stoll | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Harold Rosson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
John McSweeney Jr. |
Editorial Department
Peter Ballbusch | ... | montage |
Henri Jaffa | ... | color consultant: Technicolor |
Jim Faris | ... | animation film editor (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons | ||
Jack Martin Smith |
Set Decoration by
Emile Kuri | ||
Edwin B. Willis |
Costume Design by
Helen Rose |
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff | ... | hair stylist |
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sid Sidman | ... | assistant director |
Charles Nichols | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Carl 'Major' Roup | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer | ... | sound supervisor |
Special Effects by
Irving G. Ries | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Connie Tilton | ... | stunt double: swimming for Esther Williams (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Fred J. Koenekamp | ... | underwater assistant camera (uncredited) |
Animation Department
Albert Band | ... | animation production assistant (uncredited) |
Ed Barge | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Warren Batchelder | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Ed Benedict | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
Richard Bickenbach | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
John Boersema | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Larz Bourne | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Peggy Breese | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Pete Burness | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Tom Byrne | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Oliver Callahan | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Jack Carr | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Chuck Couch | ... | director of animation (uncredited) |
Shamus Culhane | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Robert Dranko | ... | animation designer (uncredited) |
Harvey Eisenberg | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
Jules Engel | ... | color (uncredited) |
Friz Freleng | ... | director of animation (uncredited) |
Robert Gentle | ... | background artist (uncredited) / inbetween artist (uncredited) / layout artist (uncredited) |
George Germanetti | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Rita Giddings | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
Lawrence Goble | ... | painting supervisor (uncredited) |
Colene Gonzales | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
Frank Gonzales | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
George Gordon | ... | animator (uncredited) / director of animation (uncredited) |
Roberta Greutert | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
Emery Hawkins | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Florence Heintz | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
John Didrik Johnsen | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
Dick Kelsey | ... | color (uncredited) |
Herbert Klynn | ... | color (uncredited) |
Michael Lah | ... | animator (uncredited) / inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Irving Levine | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Bill Littlejohn | ... | animator (uncredited) / layout artist (uncredited) |
Lewis Marshall | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Tom Massey | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Carman Maxwell | ... | animation production manager (uncredited) |
Bob McIntosh | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
Celine Miles | ... | color models (uncredited) / ink and paint (uncredited) |
Kenneth Muse | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Grim Natwick | ... | animator (uncredited) / layout artist (uncredited) |
Maurice Noble | ... | animation designer (uncredited) / color (uncredited) |
Lovell Norman | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Ray Patterson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Bill Peet | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Barney Posner | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Hawley Pratt | ... | animation designer (uncredited) |
Stan Quackenbush | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Anna Lois Ray | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
Tom Ray | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Warren Schloat | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Leonard Sebring | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Martha Sigall | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
Grant Simmons | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Claude Smith | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
Ed Solomon | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Sydel Solomon | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
Irven Spence | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Nick Tafuri | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Richard H. Thomas | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
Carl Urbano | ... | animator (uncredited) / director of animation (uncredited) |
Joe Voght | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Myron Waldman | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Bill Weber | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Bernard Wolf | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
Irene Wyman | ... | checking (uncredited) |
Irv Wyner | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
Jack Zander | ... | animator (uncredited) / layout artist (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Skip Martin | ... | orchestrator |
George Stoll | ... | musical director (as Georgie Stoll) |
Scott Bradley | ... | composer: cartoon sequence (uncredited) |
Evelyn Kennedy | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Albert Sendrey | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Al Teeter | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Joseph Barbera | ... | cartoons: Tom and Jerry |
Billy Daniel | ... | choreographer |
Alvord Eiseman | ... | color advisor: Technicolor |
William Hanna | ... | cartoons: Tom and Jerry |
Fred Quimby | ... | cartoons: Tom and Jerry |
Charles Walters | ... | choreographer |
Carman Maxwell | ... | technical (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1953) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer A/B (1953) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1954) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1954) (Austria) (theatrical)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD) (included in the "TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams, Volume 1" collection)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- MGM Cartoon Studio (Tom and Jerry animation sequence)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Tom and Jerry animation sequence)
- Quimby-Hanna/Barbera (Tom and Jerry animation sequence)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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! Written by L. Hamre |
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Taglines | MGM's splashy Technicolor musical! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Lead actress, Esther Williams married her leading man, Fernando Lamas 16 years after Dangerous When Wet (1953) was filmed in Europe in 1967, and remained so until Lamas's death in 1982. Esther Williams was married to her second (of four husbands), Ben Gage, while this film was in production. See more » |
Goofs | During the cartoon sequence, the background changes suddenly when the octopus grabs Katie by the ankles. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in That's Entertainment! (1974). See more » |
Soundtracks | I Got Out Of Bed on the Right Side See more » |
Crazy Credits | During the opening and closing scenes in the fish aquarium, you might notice the fish swim behind and in front of the film credits. See more » |
Quotes |
Katie Higgins:
[shouting through the fog]
Windy. Windy! Windy Weebe: Katie, where are you? Katie Higgins: I'm on a yacht. With a Frenchman. Windy Weebe: A Frenchman? Oh, no! See more » |