Dangerous When Wet - Official Trailer (1953)

Dangerous When Wet (1953) is an Technicolor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical starring Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, and Jack Carson, directed by Charles Walters, and featuring an animated swimming sequence starring Williams with the famous cat-and-mouse duo, Tom and Jerry. Plot: Katie (Ester Williams) is a fit young woman, atempting to swim the English Chanel. On a foggy day, Katie, in the water, is separated from Weebe her coach, in a rowboat, and is rescued by a handsome Frenchman, Andre Lanet (Lamas). Lamas falls for the spunky American and begins trying to woo her. Katie tries to stay focused on her swim, but is being pulled in different directions by the two men. In a dream sequence, Katie does an underwater ballet with cartoon characters Tom and Jerry, as well as animated depictions of the different people in her life. The film ends happily with Katie's attempt to cross the Channel and the resolution of her gentlemen issues.

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Film & Animation

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• esther
• williams
• swimming
• synchro
• diving
• water
• chanel
• openwater