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Bathing Beauty

  • 1944
  • Approved
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
2K
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Bathing Beauty (1944)
Official Trailer
Play trailer2:33
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54 Photos
Classic MusicalComedyMusical

A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll ... Read allA contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students.A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. She returns to work as a gym teacher at an all-girls school, but a legal loophole allows the man to enroll as one of her students.

  • Director
    • George Sidney
  • Writers
    • Kenneth Earl
    • M.M. Musselman
    • Curtis Kenyon
  • Stars
    • Red Skelton
    • Esther Williams
    • Basil Rathbone
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Kenneth Earl
      • M.M. Musselman
      • Curtis Kenyon
    • Stars
      • Red Skelton
      • Esther Williams
      • Basil Rathbone
    • 33User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Trailer 2:33
    Bathing Beauty

    Photos54

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    Red Skelton
    Red Skelton
    • Steve Elliot
    Esther Williams
    Esther Williams
    • Caroline Brooks
    Basil Rathbone
    Basil Rathbone
    • George Adams
    Bill Goodwin
    Bill Goodwin
    • Professor Willis Evans
    Jean Porter
    Jean Porter
    • Jean Allenwood
    Nana Bryant
    Nana Bryant
    • Dean Clinton
    Carlos Ramírez
    Carlos Ramírez
    • Carlos Ramirez
    Ethel Smith
    Ethel Smith
    • Ethel Smith - Music Teacher
    Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
    Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
    • Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra
    Lina Romay
    Lina Romay
    • Lina Romay
    Harry James and His Orchestra
    Harry James and His Orchestra
    • Harry James and His Orchestra
    • (as Harry James and His Music Makers)
    Helen Forrest
    Helen Forrest
    • Helen Forrest
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Chester Klazenfrantz
    Jacqueline Dalya
    Jacqueline Dalya
    • Maria Dorango
    Francis Pierlot
    Francis Pierlot
    • Professor Hendricks
    Ann Codee
    Ann Codee
    • Mme. Zarka
    Margaret Dumont
    Margaret Dumont
    • Mrs. Allenwood
    Bunny Waters
    Bunny Waters
    • Bunny
    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Kenneth Earl
      • M.M. Musselman
      • Curtis Kenyon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews33

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    A Classic!

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    A lavish water spectacle...

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    Beautiful, refreshing, funny.

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    • Trivia
      While performing poolside, bandleader Xavier Cugat draws a large caricature of himself, something he was well practiced in doing. He had been a cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times.
    • Quotes

      Professor Hendricks: Are we keeping you awake, Mr. Elliot?

      Steve Elliot: Barely.

    • Crazy credits
      To Families And Friends Of Men And Women In Our Armed Forces.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Clown (1953)
    • Soundtracks
      Magic is the Moonlight(Te quiero dijiste)
      (1929)

      Music and Spanish lyrics by María Grever

      English lyrics by Charles Pasquale

      Played during the opening credits

      Sung by Carlos Ramírez in Spanish with Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra

      Whistled by Red Skelton

      Played often in the score

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    • Release date
      • July 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Escuela de sirenas
    • Filming locations
      • Lakeside Golf Club - 4500 Lakeside Drive, Burbank, California, USA(swimming sequences)
    • Production company
      • Loew's
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,361,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 41m(101 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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