Esther Williams, Volume 2

Resource Information

The work Esther Williams, Volume 2 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service (CCRLS). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Esther Williams, Volume 2

Title number

Volume 2

Statement of responsibility

M-G-M [presents] a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture

Contributor

• Melchior, Lauritz
• Montalbán, Ricardo
• trueNathan, Robert, 1894-1985
• Pasternak, Joe, 1901-1991
• Pidgeon, Walter, 1897-1984
• Stone, William S
• Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972
• Thorpe, Richard, 1896-1991
• Travers, Henry, 1874-1965
• Vadnay, Laslo, 1904-1967
• Walters, Charles, 1911-1982
• Warren, Harry, 1893-1981
• Whitty, May, Dame, 1865-1948
• trueWilliams, Esther, 1921-2013
• Roberts, William S., 1913-1997
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Xavier Cugat Orchestra
• Alton, Robert, 1897-1957
• Astor, Mary, 1906-1987
• Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969
• Brian, David, 1914-1993
• Bruce, George, 1898-1974
• Byington, Spring, 1886-1971
• Carroll, John, 1906-1979
• Cole, Lester, 1904-1985
• Connell, Richard
• Corcoran, Donna
• Cugat, Xavier, 1900-1990
• Cummings, Jack, 1900-1989
• Davis, Jerry, 1917-1991
• Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956
• Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980
• Fielding, Lorraine, 1911-1966
• Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973
• Freeman, Everett
• Gelsey, Erwin, 1900-1988
• Gifford, Frances, 1919-1994
• Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976
• Johnson, Van, 1916-2008
• Johnston, Johnnie, 1915-1996
• Keel, Howard, 1919-2004
• LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987
• Lehman, Gladys
• Martin, Tony, 1913-2012
• Mature, Victor
• McManus, Sharon, 1938-

Subject

• Swimming -- Training
• Swimming -- Training -- United States -- Drama
• United States
• Veterans
• Veterans -- United States -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Water skiing
• Water skiing -- United States -- Drama
• Women swimmers
• Women swimmers -- United States -- Drama
• Kellermann, Annette, 1886-1975
• Kellermann, Annette, 1886-1975 -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships
• Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
• Musical films
• Musical films
• Romantic comedy films
• Romantic comedy films
• Bullfighters
• Bullfighters -- Drama
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Fiction films

Genre

• Fiction films
• trueMusical films
• trueDrama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Romantic comedy films
• Feature films

Language

eng

Summary

Thrill of a romance: A war hero takes swimming lessons in order to woo the instructor. Fiesta: A woman disguises herself as a matador to fill in for her brother. This time for keeps: A veteran falls in love with a swimmer. Pagan love song: A love story set on Tahiti. Million dollar mermaid: Dramatizes the life of Annette Kellerman. Easy to love: A water skier falls in love with her agent

Member of

• Fiesta (Motion picture : 1947)
• Turner classic movies, TCM spotlight

Cataloging source

CLE

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Pagan love song: Music, Harry Warren ; lyrics, Arthur Freed

Dewey number

791.43/75

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.E88 2009

PerformerNote

• Thrill of a romance cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Frances Gifford, Henry Travers, Spring Byington, Lauritz Melchior, Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra
• Fiesta cast: Esther Williams, Akim Tamiroff, John Carroll, Mary Astor, Fortunio Bonanova, Ricardo Montalban
• This time for keeps cast: Esther Wiliams, Lauritz Melchior, Jimmy Durante, Johnnie Johnston, Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra, Dame May Whitty, Sharon McManus
• Pagan love song cast: Esther Williams, Howard Keel
• Million dollar mermaid cast: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon, David Brian, Donna Corcoran
• Easy to love cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin

Runtime

594

Series statement

TCM spotlight

Technique

live action