Synopsis
The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles WaltersDirector
- Dorothy KingsleyWriter
- Arthur SchwartzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Esther WilliamsKaty Higgins
- Fernando LamasAndre Lanet
- Jack CarsonWindy Webbe
- Charlotte GreenwoodMa Higgins
- Denise DarcelGigi Mignon
- William DemarestPa Higgins
- Donna CorcoranJunior Higgins
- Barbara WhitingSuzie Higgins
- Bunny WatersGreta
- Henri LetondalJoubert
- Paul BryarPierre
- Jack RaineStuart Frye
Stills
Themes
english channelmanagermusicalswimmercontestswimmingcartoon catfamilycartoon mousedream sequencefrenchmantraveling salesman