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"Glorifying America's Mermaids---the WAVES!"

1952

1h 49m

5.8(5 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Three young ladies sign up for some kind of training at a naval base. However, their greatest trouble isn't long marches or several weeks in a small boat, but their love life.

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Esther Williams

Esther Williams

Whitney Young

Joan Evans

Joan Evans

Mary Kate Yarbrough

Vivian Blaine

Vivian Blaine

Una Yancey

Barry Sullivan

Barry Sullivan

Paul Elcott

Keefe Brasselle

Keefe Brasselle

Dick Hallson

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

Dean Miller

Dean Miller

Archie O'Conovan

Margalo Gillmore

Margalo Gillmore

Stauton

Anne DeMarco

Williams Sister

Arlene DeMarco

Williams Sister

Creative team

Directed by: Sidney Lanfield
Written by: Isobel Lennart
Produced by: Joe Pasternak

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