TCM Schedule for Sunday August 8, 2021 - Summer Under the Stars: Esther Williams
Everybody into the pool for Esther Williams day.
(all times Eastern)
6:00 am Jupiter's Darling (1955)
1h 36m | Musical | TV-G
A beautiful Roman mounts a romantic campaign to halt Hannibal's invasion of the empire.
Director: George Sidney. Cast: Esther Williams, Howard Keel, Marge Champion
8:00 am Bathing Beauty (1944)
1h 41m | Musical | TV-G
A songwriter enrolls in an all-girl school to court a pretty gym teacher.
Director: George Sidney. Cast: Red Skelton, Esther Williams, Basil Rathbone
10:00 am Neptune's Daughter (1949)
1h 33m | Musical | TV-G
Mistaken identity complicates a polo player's romance with a bathing suit designer.
Director: Edward Buzzell. Cast: Esther Williams, Red Skelton, Ricardo Montalban
12:00 pm Duchess of Idaho (1950)
1h 38m | Musical | TV-G
During a Sun Valley vacation, a woman tries to solve her roommate's romantic problems only to get caught in a love triangle of her own.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard. Cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, John Lund
2:00 pm On an Island with You (1948)
1h 47m | Musical | TV-G
A movie star falls for a handsome naval officer during location shooting in Hawaii.
Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Esther Williams, Peter Lawford, Ricardo Montalban
4:00 pm Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
1h 33m | Musical | TV-G
A beautiful woman takes over a turn-of-the-century baseball team.
Director: Busby Berkeley. Cast: Frank Sinatra, Esther Williams, Gene Kelly
6:00 pm Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)
1h 55m | Musical | TV-G
True story of Annette Kellerman, the world's first great swimming star.
Director: Mervyn Leroy. Cast: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon
8:00 pm Thrill of a Romance (1945)
1h 45m | Musical | TV-G
A soldier returning from World War II finds love with a lady swimmer.
Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Frances Gifford
10:00 pm Easy to Love (1953)
1h 36m | Musical | TV-G
Two men vie for the heart of a Cypress Gardens swimming star.
Director: Charles Walters. Cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin
12:00 am Dangerous When Wet (1953)
1h 35m | Musical | TV-PG
A family of fitness fanatics sets out to swim the English Channel.
Director: Charles Walters. Cast: Esther Williams, Fernando Lamas, Jack Carson
2:00 am The Hoodlum Saint (1946)
1h 31m | Drama | TV-PG
After finding religion, a cynical newspaperman tries to help young hoods.
Director: Norman Taurog. Cast: William Powell, Esther Williams, Angela Lansbury
4:00 am This Time for Keeps (1947)
1h 45m | Musical | TV-G
A famous singer's son falls for a swimming star.
Director: Richard Thorpe. Cast: Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Lauritz Melchior