A #TCMFF tradition has been watching a film poolside at the legendary Hollywood Roosevelt. The first screening was the lavish Esther Williams musical NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER ('49) with Williams herself in attendance along with Betty Garrett and synchronized swimmers. #SummerUnderTheStars | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Remembering Esther Williams...🥰 . Million Dollar Mermaid (also known as The One Piece Bathing Suit in the UK) is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer biographical musical film of the life of Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy and produced by Arthur Hornblow Jr. from a screenplay by Everett Freeman. The music score was by Adolph Deutsch, the cinematography by George Folsey and the choreography by Busby Berkeley. George Folsey received a 1953 Oscar nomination for Be

Our first-ever poolside screening was the lavish Esther Williams musical NEPTUNE'S DAUGHTER ('49) with Williams herself in attendance along with Betty Garrett and synchronized swimmers. It doesn't get more MGM than that! | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Hawt 4 Teacher. Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance: bit.ly/ThrillRom | Warner Classics