Bathing Beauty
M-G-M’s Mammoth Technicolor Musical Spectacle!
1944 | 102m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | George Sidney, John Murray Anderson |
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| Writer: | M.M. Musselman, Curtis Kenyon, Dorothy Kingsley, Kenneth Earl, Allen Boretz, Frank Waldman, Joseph Schrank |
| Staring: |
| After breaking up with her fiancé, a gym teacher returns to work at a women's college, but a legal loophole allows him to enroll as one of her students. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 27, 1944 |
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| Director: | George Sidney, John Murray Anderson |
| Writer: | M.M. Musselman, Curtis Kenyon, Dorothy Kingsley, Kenneth Earl, Allen Boretz, Frank Waldman, Joseph Schrank |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music, Romance |
| Keywords | curfew, suspicion, musical, bigamy, girls' boarding school, swimming pool, romcom, swimmer, los angeles, california, underwater, newlywed, great dane, frame up, serenade, marital separation, homework, man in drag, college life, pining, college admission, music class, college dean, eurythmics, door-slamming farce |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,892,000
Budget: $2,361,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Red Skelton | Steve Elliott |
| Esther Williams | Caroline Brooks |
| Basil Rathbone | George Adams |
| Bill Goodwin | Willis Evans |
| Jean Porter | Jean Allenwood |
| Nana Bryant | Dean Clinton |
| Carlos Ramírez | Carlos |
| Ethel Smith | Ethel Smith |
| Xavier Cugat | Orchestra Leader |
| Lina Romay | Lina Romay |
| Harry James | Harry James |
| Helen Forrest | Helen Forrest |
| Donald Meek | Chester Klazenfrantz |
| Jacqueline Dalya | Maria Dorango |
| Francis Pierlot | Professor Hendricks |
| Ann Codee | Mme. Zarka |
| Margaret Dumont | Mrs. Allenwood |
| Bunny Waters | Bunny |
| Janis Paige | Janis |
| Abigail Adams | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Adams | Ms. Hanney (uncredited) |
| Margaret Adden | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Douglas Berle | Pedro (uncredited) |
| Karin Booth | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Lucille Casey | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Jesús Castillón | Guadalajara Trio Member (uncredited) |
| Aina Constant | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Donald Davis | Pablo (uncredited) |
| Pat Dean | Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Linda Deane | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Dolores Dey | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Elspeth Dudgeon | Miss Travers (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Edwards | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Sarah Edwards | Faculty Member (uncredited) |
| Herbert Evans | Backstage Manager (uncredited) |
| Alice Eyland | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Ford | Dorothy (uncredited) |
| Mary Ganley | Mary (uncredited) |
| Jane Green | Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited) |
| Betty Lou Hanson | Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Charmienne Harker | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Mary Ann Hawkins | Specialty Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Harry Hayden | Jonathan (uncredited) |
| Russell Hicks | Mr. Allenwood (uncredited) |
| Frank Holiday Jr. | Musician - "Alma llanera" Number (uncredited) |
| Jane Isbell | Western Union Girl (uncredited) |
| Betty Jaynes | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Eddie Kane | Captain of Waiters (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Keaton | Swimmer (uncredited) |
| Gloria Lake | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Vicky Lane | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Lamberto Leyva | Guadalajara Trio Member (uncredited) |
| John Lopez | Bellhop (uncredited) |
| Ann Lundeen | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Peggy Maley | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Doorman (uncredited) |
| Beryl McCutcheon | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Muriel Morris | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Buddy Moreno | Buddy Moreno (uncredited) |
| Douglas Morrow | Stage Manager (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Faculty Member (uncredited) |
| Noreen Nash | Noreen, a Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Helen O'Hara | Helen, a Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Shelby Payne | Cigarette Girl (uncredited) |
| Mary Perine | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| George Pitman | Musician - "Alma llanera" Number (uncredited) |
| Bob Priester | Musician - "Alma llanera" Number (uncredited) |
| Bertha Priestley | Fat Girl (uncredited) |
| Eloise Rawitzer | Singer - "I'll Take the High Note" Number (uncredited) |
| Danny Reilley | Pancho (uncredited) |
| Mildred Riley | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Mario Santos | Guadalajara Trio Member (uncredited) |
| Earl Schenck | Professor Nichols (uncredited) |
| Naomi Scher | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Erin Selwyn | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Almira Sessions | Ms. Phillips (uncredited) |
| Amzie Strickland | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Mary C. Taylor | Water Ballet Performer (uncredited) |
| Ray Teal | Maitre d' at Adams Club (uncredited) |
| Andrew Tombes | Jefferson Statling, Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| Celia Travers | Sourface Chorus Girl (uncredited) |
| Beverly Tyler | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Harry von Schloeten | Musician - 'Alma llanera' Number (uncredited) |
| Sarah Wallace | Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Allan Watson | Musician - "Alma llanera" Number (uncredited) |
| Constance Weiler | Co-Ed (uncredited) |
| Joe Yule | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| George Sidney | Director |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| Johnny Green | Music Director, Music Supervisor |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Irene | Costume Supervisor |
| Irene Sharaff | Costume Designer |
| Jack Dawn | Makeup Designer |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| M.M. Musselman | Story |
| Curtis Kenyon | Story |
| Dorothy Kingsley | Screenplay |
| Blanche Sewell | Editor |
| Merrill Pye | Art Direction |
| Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Kenneth Earl | Story |
| Allen Boretz | Screenplay |
| Frank Waldman | Screenplay |
| Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Joseph Schrank | Adaptation |
| Sandy Roth | Assistant Director |
| McLean Nisbet | Set Decoration |
| Bill Edmondson | Production Sound Mixer |
| Kay Dean | Costume Supervisor |
| George Ryan | Assistant Director |
| Frank Wesselhoff | Painter |
| Frank McKenzie | Sound Effects Editor |
| Calvin Jackson | Orchestrator |
| Daniele Amfitheatrof | Music |
| Ben Libizer | Makeup Artist |
| Herman E. Webber | Assistant Director |
| Ralph Shugart | Recording Supervision |
| Ted Weisbarth | Director of Photography |
| Ted Duncan | Orchestrator |
| Johnny Thompson | Orchestrator |
| Gil Perkins | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| Sam Leavitt | Camera Operator |
| Jack Donohue | Choreographer |
| Robert Alton | Choreographer |
| Natalie Kalmus | Other |
| Henri Jaffa | Other |
| John Murray Anderson | Co-Director |
| Buster Keaton | Creative Consultant |
| Edith Motridge | Stunt Double |
| David Raksin | Additional Music |
| Marlin Skiles | Additional Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack Cummings | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 434 | 635 |