Dangerous When Wet
MGM's splashy Technicolor musical!
1953 | 95m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Charles Walters |
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| Writer: | Dorothy Kingsley |
| Staring: |
| 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! | |
| Release Date: | Jun 18, 1953 |
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| Director: | Charles Walters |
| Writer: | Dorothy Kingsley |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | english channel, swimming, frenchman, dairy farmer, musical, family, endorsement, swimmer, cartoon mouse, live action and animation, manager, contest, cartoon cat, dream sequence, traveling salesman, health and fitness, romantic pursuit |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 19, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Esther Williams | Katy Higgins |
| Fernando Lamas | Andre Lanet |
| Jack Carson | Windy Webbe |
| Charlotte Greenwood | Ma Higgins |
| Denise Darcel | Gigi Mignon |
| William Demarest | Pa Higgins |
| Donna Corcoran | Junior Higgins |
| Barbara Whiting | Suzie Higgins |
| Bunny Waters | Greta |
| Henri Letondal | Joubert |
| Paul Bryar | Pierre |
| Jack Raine | Stuart Frye |
| Richard Alexander | Egyptian Channel swimmer |
| Tudor Owen | Old Salt |
| Ann Codee | Mrs. Lanet |
| Leon Alton | Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Aubrey | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Benjie Bancroft | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| Mary Bayless | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| Eumenio Blanco | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| Eugene Borden | French Mayor (uncredited) |
| Tex Brodus | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Morgan Brown | Show Spectator (uncredited) |
| Stumpy Brown | Stumpy, the Violinist (uncredited) |
| Roy Damron | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| Michael Dugan | Ad Lib (uncredited) |
| Aminta Dyne | English Guest (uncredited) |
| James Fairfax | English Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Ed Fury | Hercules (uncredited) |
| Ben Gage | Tall Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Molly Glessing | English Waitress (uncredited) |
| Arthur Gould-Porter | English Steward (uncredited) |
| William Hanna | Tom (uncredited) |
| Maurice Marks | Ship Passenger (uncredited) |
| John McKee | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Monty O'Grady | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Patrick O'Moore | Bob Gerrard (uncredited) |
| Paul Power | Official (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Bernard Sell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Reginald Simpson | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Tornek | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Spectator at Photoshoot (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dorothy Kingsley | Writer |
| John McSweeney Jr. | Editor |
| Irving G. Ries | Special Effects |
| Charles Walters | Choreographer, Director |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Billy Daniel | Choreographer |
| Helen Rose | Costume Design |
| Skip Martin | Orchestrator |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| George Stoll | Music Director |
| Harold Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Emile Kuri | Set Decoration |
| Sid Sidman | Assistant Director |
| Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Johnny Mercer | Lyricist |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Arthur Schwartz | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Wells | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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