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Esther Williams Collection Vol. 2 (TCM Spotlight)

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    Available Date: 10/6/09
  • THRILL OF A ROMANCE Man overboard! War hero Van Johnson takes one look at Esther Williams and decides he needs swimming lessons. With Tommy Dorsey, Xavier Cugat and more. Dive in. FIESTA Mexico’... More
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  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • Run Time: 601 minutes
  • Special Features:

    DISC 1: THRILL OF A ROMANCE
    2 Vintage Shorts: Inflation (with Esther Williams’ First Screen Appearance)
    and the Passing Parade Entry The Great American Mug
    Classic Cartoon Wild and Woolfy 4 Outtake Musical Sequences: Gypsy Mattinata,
    I Should Care, Please Don’t Say No and Vesti La Guibba Theatrical Trailer

    DISC 2: FIESTA
    Vintage Passing Parade Short Goodbye, Miss Turlock
    Classic Cartoon Hound Hunters Theatrical Trailer


    DISC 3: THIS TIME FOR KEEPS
    Oscar-Nominated* Pete Smith Specialty Short Now You See It
    Oscar-Nominated** Cartoon Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
    Little Big Shot Outtake Song Sequence Theatrical Trailer

    DISC 4: PAGAN LOVE SONG
    Vintage Pete Smith Specialty Short Curious Contests Star-Studded Off-the-Set Glimpse of
    Screen Actors Classic Cartoon The Chump Champ 3 Outtake Musical Sequences:
    The House of Singing Bamboo (Unused), Music on the Water and
    Why I Love So Crazy?/Sea of the Moon (Unused) Theatrical Trailer

    DISC 5: MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID
    Oscar-Nominated Featurette*** The Hoaxters
    Classic Cartoon The Wise Little Quacker Theatrical Trailer

    DISC 6: EASY TO LOVE
    Vintage FitzPatrick Traveltalk Short Romantic Riviera
    Classic Cartoon Cobs and Robbers Theatrical Trailer

  • Media Quantity: Multi D
  • Packaging Type: Digi-Pack
  • Genre: Classic

Synopsis:

THRILL OF A ROMANCE Man overboard! War hero Van Johnson takes one look at Esther Williams and decides he needs swimming lessons. With Tommy Dorsey, Xavier Cugat and more. Dive in. FIESTA Mexico’s greatest bullfighter is…Esther? She plays a devoted sister who secretly fills in for her twin matador brother (Ricardo Montalban) after he abandons the ring. -or- A non-aquatic change of pace: Esther disguises herself in matador gear and secretly fills in for her twin brother (Ricardo Montalban) after he abandons the ring. THIS TIME FOR KEEPS An ex-GI falls for a bathing beauty (guess who!). Lauritz Melchior, Xavier Cugat, Jimmy Durante and Mackinac Island locations add to the good times and romance. PAGAN LOVE SONG Island girl Esther plans to leave Tahiti, but maybe she’ll have a reason to stay when Howard Keel arrives. Gorgeous, frothy fun with pristine Hawaiian locations filling in for Tahiti.MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID Tonight in the Hippodrome Tank: Annette Kellerman, Goddess of the Sea! Esther portrays Kellerman in a splashy biopic that includes a must-see Busby Berkeley extravaganza. EASY TO LOVE Esther wins fans at the Cypress Gardens’ aquashow, but will she ever win the heart of her all-business boss Van Johnson? Busby Berkeley guides the legendary water-ski number.

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