Million Dollar Mermaid

Million Dollar Mermaid
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMervyn LeRoy
Written byEverett Freeman
Produced byArthur Hornblow Jr.
StarringEsther Williams
Victor Mature
Walter Pidgeon
CinematographyGeorge J. Folsey
Edited byJohn McSweeney, Jr.
Music byAlexander Courage (orchestrator)
Adolph Deutsch (conductor & music score)
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • December 4, 1952 (1952-12-04)[1]
Running time
115 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,642,000[2]
Box office$4,947,000[2]

Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK) is a 1952 American biographical drama film about 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 Best Cinematography, Color.

The film stars Esther Williams, Victor Mature, and Walter Pidgeon, with David Brian and Donna Corcoran.

  1. ^ Million Dollar Mermaid at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.