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Million dollar mermaid [videorecording]

Title
  1. Million dollar mermaid [videorecording]
Published by
  1. 1952.

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Additional authors
  1. Williams, Esther, 1921-2013
  2. Tallchief, Maria
  3. Brier, Audrene
  4. Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976
  5. LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987
Description
  1. 1 cassette. 110 min. : sd. color NTSC.; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Summary
  1. Dramatized biography of the Australian swimmer Annette Kellermann, including her performances in water ballets at the Hippodrome. Ballerina Maria Tallchief speaks a few lines as Pavlova. Film preceded by 4-1/2 min. original theatrical release trailer for Neptune's daughter.
Subject
  1. Water ballet
  2. Motion pictures > Million dollar mermaid
  3. Swimmers > Australia > Biography
  4. Kellerman, Annette
Contents
  1. DANCE CONTENTS. - "Fountain" water ballet, perf. by Williams and ensemble. - Dying swan solo. Choreography: Uncredited (not the Fokin version). Music: Saint-Saëns. Perf. by Tallchief. - Underwater ballet. Music: Tchaikovsky (excerpts from The nutcracker and Swan lake). Perf. by Williams. - "Smoke" water ballet. Perf. by Williams and ensemble. - Underwater ballet on film set. Perf. by Williams.
Call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-1054
Note
  1. Motion picture originally released in 1952 by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Rereleased as a videotape in 1989 by MGM/UA Home Video, Culver City, California. Producer: Arthur J. Hornblow, Jr. Director: Mervyn LeRoy.
  2. Choreography: Busby Berkeley ("Fountain" and "Smoke" numbers) and Audrene Brier (underwater numbers). Musical direction: Adolph Deutsch. Art direction: Cedric Gibbons, Jack Martin Smith. Costumes: Helen Rose, Walter Plunkett.
Performer (note)
  1. Esther Williams (Annette Kellermann), Victor Mature (James Sullivan), Walter Pidgeon (Frederick Kellermann), David Brian (Alfred Harper), Donna Corcoran (Annette at 10 years old), Maria Tallchief (Anna Pavlova), and others.
Title
  1. Million dollar mermaid [videorecording]
Imprint
  1. 1952.
Cast
  1. Esther Williams (Annette Kellermann), Victor Mature (James Sullivan), Walter Pidgeon (Frederick Kellermann), David Brian (Alfred Harper), Donna Corcoran (Annette at 10 years old), Maria Tallchief (Anna Pavlova), and others.
Local subject
  1. Motion pictures. Million dollar mermaid.
  2. Water ballet.
Added author
  1. Williams, Esther, 1921-2013, performer.
  2. Tallchief, Maria, dancer.
  3. Brier, Audrene, choreographer.
  4. Berkeley, Busby, 1895-1976, choreographer.
  5. LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987, film director.
Research call number
  1. *MGZIA 4-1054
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