According to her memoirs they were among her most memorable co-stars. A swim teacher and a wealthy businessman are married after a brief courtship. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Didja Ever. Boat Driver A swimsuit fashion designer is determined to protect her scatterbrained sister from a South American heart-breaker, but a case of mistaken identity complicates matters. (uncredited), Hotel Restaurant Maitre D' To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in and devises a plan. [1], http://allmovie.com/work/easy-to-love-15205, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Easy_to_Love_(1953_film)&oldid=978799603, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 September 2020, at 00:50.

| 1h 36m 1953. A sports star who was already a celebrity before becoming an actress, Esther because the Olympics of 1940 was canceled did not quite have the clout Henie did when dickering with the MGM brass. The production plays from tonght, June 9 August 19 on the McGuire Proscenium Stage and features soul-stirring Porter standards like Easy to Love, Just One of Those Things and Evry Time We Say Goodbye. While shooting on location in the South Pacific, a movie star is pursued by a handsome Naval officer who is convinced she is the girl for him. When they return to Florida, a jealous Hank tells off Ray for not realizing how Julie truly feels. Biopic of Australian swimming champ and entertainer Annette Kellerman. Ray Lloyd (Van Johnson) runs a successful Cypress Gardens water show, but star attraction Julie Hallerton (Esther Williams) is overworked and underpaid. A Manhattan single meets a man through her Jewish grandmother's matchmaker. Easy to Love | At the last moment, Ray realizes he is in love with Julie, and vice versa. Easy to Love. She does some numbers in the tank, but that finale is something else.For those of you who have only seen the finale because of That's Entertainment, the story is three guys and Esther and who she will choose. Was this review helpful to you?

A contrived misunderstanding leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancée. I think it's unfortunate that Easy to Love did not utilize the musical talents of Van Johnson. (uncredited), Hotel Guest in Lobby (uncredited), Freddie - Make-Up Man Overview; Synopsis; Credits; Photos & Videos; Film Details; Articles & Reviews; Trivia; Notes; Brief Synopsis. (uncredited), Irving - Sleepy Waiter That would be Esther Williams, swimming star and movie star.Esther's place at MGM was something akin to Sonja Henie's at 20th Century Fox. (1953). Comedy.

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Set against the background of Florida's Cypress Gardens, and featuring many stretches of water carnival-ballet numbers, the slight story line finds swimming star Julie Hallerton (Esther Williams) in love with Ray Lloyd (Van Johnson), her boss and the creator and operator of the operation. In essence that's what you have here. No longer confined by a motion picture sound studio, Berkeley stages a water ballet finale that is probably his ultimate fantasy number.I have no doubt that somebody at MGM got together with someone at Florida's Cypress Gardens and decided to make a film promotion of the place. Barry offers to introduce Julie to a promoter who agrees to hire her for a New York water show he produces. Approved | 1h 36min | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 25 December 1953 (USA) An Aquatic performer tries to attract the man she loves. A young woman enters a contest to be the first to swim the English Channel.

Easy to Love (1953) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An Aquatic performer tries to attract the man she loves. MGM announced the film in October 1952. Guthrie Associate Artistic Director John Miller -Stephany 1776, God of Carnage and A Streetcar Named Desire directs. Julie's hired to pose for a magazine lipstick ad when handsome singer Barry Gordon (Tony Martin) takes the place of a male model and kisses her instead. Set against the background of Florida's Cypress Gardens, and featuring many stretches of water carnival-ballet numbers, the slight story line finds swimming star Julie Hallerton (Esther Williams) in love with Ray Lloyd (Van Johnson), her boss and the creator and operator of the operation. (uncredited), MC of Citrus Queen Contest Looking for something to watch?

Read More. Sung by Tony Martin. [3] It was shot partly on location in Cypress Gardens starting 12 February 1953. She fibs about pretending to marry her aquatic partner Hank (John Bromfield), but is persuaded by Ray to accompany him to New York instead. Lyrics by Mann Curtis. She stays mostly wet, while he stays mostly disinterested in anything other than the cash receipts.

Barry quickly turns his attention to another bathing beauty while Nancy reveals a romantic interest in Hank. Written by Cole Porter. Ellen Hallet is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. Her choice is her boss at Cypress Gardens Van Johnson, nightclub singer Tony Martin, and her swimming partner John Bromfield.Tony Martin sings the Cole Porter classic title tune and several other numbers, the best of which is one sung with a chorus of senior citizens and Esther, That's What a Rainy Day is For.

(singing voice) (uncredited), stunt diver for esther williams (uncredited), water-skiing coach: Esther Williams (uncredited). A homely maid and a scarred ex-GI meet at the cottage where she works and where he was to spend his honeymoon prior to his accident. [4][5], Carroll Baker made her film debut in a small role as a once-married woman interested in Tony Martin's character, and jealous of Esther Williams.[6]. Besides the finale Esther a very cute number dressed in a clown get up with a seal and chimpanzee and a mechanical alligator. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA, The Best TV Shows About Being in Your 30s. 1953's EASY TO LOVE captures Esther Williams at the very peak of her film career, and was one of the star's personal favourites.