Film

The Original Mermaid

9.0200252mDocumentary

Director: Michael Cordell
Year: 2002

Story of Annette Kellerman, the international swimming vaudeville and silent screen star whose life story inspired the MGM classic Million Dollar Mermaid starring Esther Williams, which featured lavish Busby Berkeley scenes.

Top cast

Annette Kellerman

Herself (archive footage)

Anthony Slide

Himself

Frank Thompson

Himself

Esther Williams

Herself (archive footage)

Directed by

Michael Cordell

Written by

Ana Kokkinos

Produced by

Ian Collie