The Original Mermaid

Feb 20, 2002

0h 52m

★ 0.0

Overview

Story of Annette Kellerman, the international swimming vaudeville and silent screen star whose life story inspired the MGM classic Million Dollar Mermaid starring Esther Williams, which featured lavish Busby Berkeley scenes.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Hilton Cordell Productions

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Cast

Herself (archive footage)

Annette Kellerman

Himself

Anthony Slide

Himself

Frank Thompson

Herself (archive footage)

Esther Williams

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