Esther Williams in Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) with aquatic dancing pre-show at 5 p.m. “Truly one of the most beautiful films of the 1950s…a gorgeous Technicolor spectacle complete with ...

When Esther Williams, a teenage racing champion whose Olympic dreams were dashed by the cancellation of the 1940 games, auditioned for the show, he was blunt: “I don’t want fast. I want pretty.” ...