Remembering Esther Williams...🥰 . Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK) is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biographical musical film of the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. from a screenplay by Everett Freeman. The music score was by Adolph Deutsch, the cinematography by George Folsey and the choreography by Busby Berkeley. George Folsey received a 1953 Oscar nomination for Be

A #TCMFF tradition has been watching a film poolside at the legendary Hollywood Roosevelt. The first screening was the lavish Esther Williams musical NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER ('49) with Williams herself in attendance along with Betty Garrett and synchronized swimmers. #SummerUnderTheStars | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

This unforgettable sequence where Esther Williams swims with Tom and Jerry in DANGEROUS WHEN WET ('53) was directed by Fred Quimby, William Hanna and Joe Barbera, the same team who had first brought the idea to the screen in 1945's ANCHORS AWEIGH with a dancing Gene Kelly. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Busby Berkeley was busy staging some of Esther Williams' most impressive water ballets when he took time out to produce the vaudeville-style numbers for TWO WEEKS WITH LOVE ('50) — a film that gave a career boost to its stars Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

14K views · 698 reactions | We're spending all day tomorrow with the one and only Esther Williams. Hear why TCM host Alicia Malone is most excited about spending the day with her this #SummerUnderTheStars season. ‍♀️ ️  | Turner Classic Movies: TCM | Facebook