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Esther Williams: Filmdom's "Million Dollar Mermaid"
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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 329670" data-attributes="member: 7"><p style="text-align: justify">EASY TO WED was a remake of LIBELED LADY. And not only did MGM think Williams was a suitable stand-in for Loy, they felt Lucille Ball was a suitable replacement for Jean Harlow. </p> <p style="text-align: justify"></p><p></p><p>Apparently MGM wanted Williams as a swimming counterpart to Fox's skating star, Sonja Henie. </p><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify">Considering the hype surrounding the novelty of Williams' films, you're right -- they don't quite deliver the "pizzazz" one would think. They're big, colorful, and empty movies, but some of them are downright enjoyable as the old-fashioned relics that they are. They are certainly films from another era, but even I must admit that I wish they generated the sparkle of a Betty Grable, Alice Faye, or Carmen Miranda WWII musical. </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 329670, member: 7"] [JUSTIFY]EASY TO WED was a remake of LIBELED LADY. And not only did MGM think Williams was a suitable stand-in for Loy, they felt Lucille Ball was a suitable replacement for Jean Harlow. [/JUSTIFY] Apparently MGM wanted Williams as a swimming counterpart to Fox's skating star, Sonja Henie. [JUSTIFY]Considering the hype surrounding the novelty of Williams' films, you're right -- they don't quite deliver the "pizzazz" one would think. They're big, colorful, and empty movies, but some of them are downright enjoyable as the old-fashioned relics that they are. They are certainly films from another era, but even I must admit that I wish they generated the sparkle of a Betty Grable, Alice Faye, or Carmen Miranda WWII musical. [/JUSTIFY] [/QUOTE]
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