Dangerous When Wet
MGM's splashy Technicolor musical!
6.0(25) 1953-06-18 95 minComedyRomance
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!
DirectorCharles Walters
WriterDorothy Kingsley
ProducerGeorge Wells
Original Music ComposerArthur Schwartz
Cast & characters
Esther Williams
as Katy Higgins
Fernando Lamas
as Andre Lanet
Jack Carson
as Windy Webbe
Charlotte Greenwood
as Ma Higgins
Denise Darcel
as Gigi Mignon
William Demarest
as Pa Higgins
Donna Corcoran
as Junior Higgins
Barbara Whiting
as Suzie Higgins
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Bunny Waters
as Greta
Henri Letondal
as Joubert
Paul Bryar
as Pierre
Jack Raine
as Stuart Frye
Richard Alexander
as Egyptian Channel swimmer
Tudor Owen
as Old Salt
Ann Codee
as Mrs. Lanet
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Leon Alton
as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
as Bartender (uncredited)
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Benjie Bancroft
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Mary Bayless
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
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Eumenio Blanco
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
as French Mayor (uncredited)
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Tex Brodus
as Dancer (uncredited)
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Morgan Brown
as Show Spectator (uncredited)
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Stumpy Brown
as Stumpy (uncredited)
