Million Dollar Mermaid
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Million Dollar Mermaid is a 1952 MGM musical biopic famed for its elaborate aquatic sequences and starring Esther Williams as pioneering Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Million Dollar Mermaid canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Cedric Gibbons
NERFINISHED
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Urie McCleary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Annette Kellerman’s life
ⓘ
The Million Dollar Mermaid (Annette Kellerman autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Annette Kellerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | George Folsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Helen Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Mervyn LeRoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harold F. Kress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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musical ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
female empowerment
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perseverance ⓘ |
| leadActor | Esther Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Johnny Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate aquatic sequences
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synchronized swimming numbers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | Annette Kellerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| portraysProfession | swimmer ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur Hornblow Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1952-12-04 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 115 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Everett Freeman
NERFINISHED
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Laura Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| starring |
David Brian
NERFINISHED
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Donna Corcoran NERFINISHED ⓘ Esther Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse White NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Mature NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Pidgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
professional swimming
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women in sports ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century ⓘ |
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