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Bathing Beauty

Movie (1944)

A big splash in her first starring role: Esther Williams is a teacher at a women's college -- and wacky Red Skelton enrolls to be near her. An astonishing flames-and-fountains aquatic finale.

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Released:	Jul 1st, 1944
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Bathing Beauty Main Cast

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Red Skelton
plays Steve Elliot

Esther Williams
plays Caroline Brooks

Basil Rathbone
plays George Adams

Bill Goodwin
plays Professor Willis Evans

Jean Porter
plays Jean Allenwood

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At the time of its release, this was MGM's third-highest grossing film, after Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and Gone with the Wind.
In one sequence Red Skelton's character appears in a tutu. In a later interview Red said it was uncomfortable because he had to have his chest, back and underarms shaved for this costume.
The movie was initially to be titled "The Co-Ed" with Red Skelton having top billing. However, once MGM execs watched the first cut of the film, they realized that Esther Williams' role should be showcased more, and so changed the title to "Bathing Beauty", giving her top billing and featuring her bathing-suit clad figure on the posters.
Janis Paige's film debut.

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