This unforgettable sequence where Esther Williams swims with Tom and Jerry in DANGEROUS WHEN WET ('53) was directed by Fred Quimby, William Hanna and Joe Barbera, the same team who had first brought the idea to the screen in 1945's ANCHORS AWEIGH with a dancing Gene Kelly. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

It's #NationalPoolDay! What better way to commemorate the occasion than by spending the day beating the heat at the iconic Esther Williams Swimming Pool. Our Resident Historian Bob Tagatz explains the history of Esther Williams, the actress and competitive swimmer who starred in the 1947 movie, This Time for Keeps, filmed at Grand Hotel. #GrandHotelMichigan | Grand Hotel

Remembering Esther Williams...🥰 . Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK) is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biographical musical film of the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. from a screenplay by Everett Freeman. The music score was by Adolph Deutsch, the cinematography by George Folsey and the choreography by Busby Berkeley. George Folsey received a 1953 Oscar nomination for Be

Our first-ever poolside screening was the lavish Esther Williams musical NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER ('49) with Williams herself in attendance along with Betty Garrett and synchronized swimmers. It doesn't get more MGM than that! | Turner Classic Movies: TCM