Top billed cast

1. 

   Esther Williams

   Annette Kellerman

2. 

   Victor Mature

   James Sullivan

3. 

   Walter Pidgeon

   Frederick Kellerman

4. 

   David Brian

   Alfred Harper

5. 

   Donna Corcoran

   Annette - 10 years old

6. 

   Jesse White

   Doc Cronnol

7. 

   Maria Tallchief

   Pavlova

8. 

   Howard Freeman

   Aldrich

9. 

   Charles Watts

   Policeman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-21

Loosely based on the true story of Australian Annette Kellerman, this starts with her as a young girl under the care of her doting dad (Walter Pidgeon). He is on permanent watch around her as he is terrified that her disabling polio might endanger this determined young girl - especially when she takes to swimming in the lake. It appears, though, that this exercise is doing her the power of good and soon she (now Esther Williams) is winning local trophies. Meantime, her music teaching father is facing some financial hardships so they decide to relocate to London where he has an offer of a job. ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• diving
• river thames
• musical
• scandal
• swimming pool
• swimmer