Dangerous When Wet
Music
Comedy
Romance
MGM's splashy Technicolor musical!
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!
1953-06-18
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Cast
Director
Charles Walters
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
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
Jimmy Aubrey as Bartender (uncredited)
Eugene Borden as French Mayor (uncredited)
Aminta Dyne as English Guest (uncredited)
Ed Fury as Hercules (uncredited)
Arthur Gould-Porter as English Steward (uncredited)
William Hanna as Tom (uncredited)
John McKee as Photographer (uncredited)
Roger Moore as Reporter (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady as Reporter (uncredited)
Patrick O'Moore as Bob Gerrard (uncredited)
Bernard Sell as Reporter (uncredited)
Reginald Simpson as Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Tornek as Townsman (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey as Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited)