Esther Williams Archives

6.7

Glorious Technicolor

The history of color photography in motion pictures, in particular the Technicolor company's work.

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6.7

1998 Documentary 60 min Play

3

The Big Show

A European circus family is torn apart by greed and jealousy.

Raw Wind in Eden

Passengers struggle to survive after their plane crashes on a remote island. Director Richard Wilson's 1958 drama stars Esther Williams, Jeff Chandler and Rosanna Podesta.

NR

6.8

1958 Adventure 89 min Play

6.7

The Unguarded Moment

A high-school music teacher is the victim of a student who writes indecent notes and assaults women.

NR

6.7

1956 Drama 95 min Play

4

Jupiter’s Darling

Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal (Howard Keel). While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus (George Sanders), plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius' fiancée, Amytis (Esther Williams), is curious about the fearless conquerer. Amytis travels to Hannibal's camp just to get a look at him, but she ends up being captured. However, she is instantly smitten by the Carthaginian commander, so she tries to shift his attentions away from Rome -- and to her instead.

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4

1955 Adventure 95 min Play

6

Dangerous When Wet

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 ...

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6

1953 Comedy 95 min Play

0

Skirts Ahoy!

Three young ladies sign up for some kind of training at a naval base. However, their greatest trouble isn't long marches or several weeks in a small boat, but their love life.

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0

1952 Comedy 109 min Play

6.1

Million Dollar Mermaid

After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

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6.1

1952 Drama 115 min Play

5

Duchess of Idaho

Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Chris follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overattentive female, hoping that he will send for Ellen (who often played his "fiancée" when he had a female he couldn't discourage otherwise.) Complications arise when Chris catches the eye of band leader Dick Layne, and finds herself caught in ...

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5

1950 Comedy 98 min Play