DVD

Esther Williams. Volume 2 / M-G-M [presents] a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture.

Williams, Esther, 1921-2013 (actor.). Johnson, Van, 1916-2008 (actor.). Gifford, Frances, 1919-1994 (actor.). Travers, Henry, 1874-1965 (actor.). Byington, Spring, 1886-1971 (actor.). Melchior, Lauritz, (actor.). Dorsey, Tommy, 1905-1956 (performer.). Tamiroff, Akim, 1899-1972 (actor.). Carroll, John, 1906-1979 (actor.). Astor, Mary, 1906-1987 (actor.). Bonanova, Fortunio, 1895-1969 (actor.). Montalbán, Ricardo, (actor.). Keel, Howard, 1919-2004 (actor.). Mature, Victor, (actor.). Pidgeon, Walter, 1897-1984 (actor.). Brian, David, 1914-1993 (actor.). Corcoran, Donna, 1942- (actor.). Warren, Harry, 1893-1981 (composer.). Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973 (lyricist,, film producer.). Pasternak, Joe, 1901-1991 (film producer.). Connell, Richard, (screenwriter.). Lehman, Gladys, (screenwriter.). Thorpe, Richard, 1896-1991 (film director.). Cummings, Jack, 1900-1989 (film producer.). Bruce, George, 1898-1974 (screenwriter.). Cole, Lester, 1904-1985 (screenwriter.). Nathan, Robert, 1894-1985 (screenwriter.). Davis, Jerry, 1917-1991 (screenwriter.). Alton, Robert, 1897-1957 (film director.). Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976 (film producer.). Freeman, Everett, (screenwriter.). LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987 (film director.). Stone, William S. Tahiti Landfall. (Added Author). Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, (performer.). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, (presenter.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

Thrill of a romance: A war hero takes swimming lessons in order to woo the instructor. Fiesta: A woman disguises herself as a matador to fill in for her brother. Pagan love song: A love story set on Tahiti. Million dollar mermaid: Dramatizes the life of Annette Kellerman.

Record details

Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (393 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2015]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Pagan love song based on the book "Tahiti landfall" by William S. Stone. Thrill of a romance originally released as a motion picture in 1945 ; Fiesta originally released as a motion picture in 1947 ; Pagan love song originally released as a motion picture in 1950 ; Million dollar mermaid originally released as a motion picture in 1952. Special features: Classic short subjects; selected musical outtakes; cartoons.
Formatted Contents Note:	[Disc 1]: Thrill of a romance / produced by Joe Pasternak ; original screenplay by Richard Connell and Gladys Lehman ; directed by Richard Thorpe ; (105 min.). [Disc 2]: Fiesta / produced by Jack Cummings ; original screenplay by George Bruce and Lester Cole ; directed by Richard Thorpe ; (102 min.). [Disc 3]: Pagan love song / produced by Arthur Freed ; screenplay by Robert Nathan and Jerry Davis ; directed by Robert Alton ; (76 min.). [Disc 4]: Million dollar mermaid / produced by Arthur Hornblow, Jr. ; screenplay by Everett Freeman ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy ; (110 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Pagan love song: Music, Harry Warren ; lyrics, Arthur Freed.
Participant or Performer Note:	Thrill of a romance cast: Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Frances Gifford, Henry Travers, Spring Byington, Lauritz Melchior, Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra. Fiesta cast: Esther Williams, Akim Tamiroff, John Carroll, Mary Astor, Fortunio Bonanova, Ricardo Montalban. Pagan love song cast: Esther Williams, Howard Keel. Million dollar mermaid cast: Esther Williams, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon, David Brian, Donna Corcoran.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	These DVD discs are copy protected.
Language Note:	English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.