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Bathing Beauty (1944)

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If you've never seen a '40s singing, swimming musical this may be the one to catch. Featuring a mammoth cast, including such notables as Xavier Cugat, Basil Rathbone, Red Skelton, and Esther Williams, this is a swimming spectacular. The plot's quite thin: Skelton plays a lovesick songwriter who enrolls in a girls' school to stay near his new wife who ditched him shortly after the wedding bells rang and was hired on as the college's swim teacher. Of course Esther Williams is the beautiful

Unrated, 1 hr. 41 min.

Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: George Sidney II

Written By: Dorothy Kingsley

In Theaters: Jun 27, 1944 Wide

On DVD: Jul 17, 2007

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Director George Sidney has all the oomph and vulgarity required, but he can't do anything about Red Skelton, who takes up way too much time and space.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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i know what you're thinking:"looks like a big, fat, and old (released in 1944!) marshmellow!" and you wouldn't be far wrong, but this still manages to be one tasty 64 year old campfire treat. first off, the plot: (and who really cares?) silly campus hijinks ensue when a guy joins a womens college to win back his

July 12, 2008

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Red Skelton is attacked by a great dane that rips his clothes to shreds, when he tries to see his fiance that left him. He is trapped in her closet and has to put some new clothes on. Steve has to borrow his fiances (Caroline) clothes.

November 4, 2008