Dangerous When Wet Page #4

Synopsis: The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!
Director(s): Charles Walters
Production: MGM Home Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.3
APPROVED
Year:
1953
95 min
76 Views


It has a generous supply of sodium, cal...

I rowed 10 miles, and I don't like...

What did you say?

All right, you can tie up now.

- Aye, aye.

- You wait for me.

You take that thing off.

It's his mother's.

Where did she work?

At a burlesque show?

I think it's very pretty.

Windy. Windy.

- What now?

- I will be frank. I like Americans.

That's very interesting.

How would you like to take me

to dinner some time? Tonight?

Gigi, in America, the men do the chasing.

The women just sit around and get caught.

Okay, I will be shy. Tomorrow night.

Anyway, we'll be good friends, no?

Yes, we could be good friends, no.

My blisters.

- Hi.

- Oh, here, thanks.

- Your mother might get cold.

- Yeah.

Oh, and thank you very much

for the rescue.

I don't know what I would have done.

- Bye.

- Hey, now, now, wait.

- Wait a minute.

- What?

I don't think you know anything

about this channel.

What's there to know?

- It's just a long swim.

- That's what you think.

Look, for years I have crossed these waters

twice a week.

I know every current, every tide,

every trick of the wind.

- You do?

- Yes, I do, and you should know it too.

I'll tell you what.

Tonight at dinner I'll tell you about it.

I know a charming little place.

- Oh, well, I'm in training, you know.

- Yes.

- I have to get to bed early.

- That's okay.

- Diet and everything.

- Yes.

- We'd love to.

- "We"?

Windy has to know about the currents

and the winds.

Yes, yes, of course, yes.

- Well, thank you. That's very nice of you.

- You're welcome.

- Is 6:
00 all right?

- Yes, yes.

- Fine. See you then. Bye.

- Okay. Bye.

This is your car?

- Yes.

- Oh, this is cute.

- Get in.

- I've never seen one like it.

I'd be delighted.

- Where will I sit? On the running board?

- Running board? I don't think I have that.

- Are you sure you got a motor?

- I've only had the car three days.

Salesman didn't tell you

much about the car?

He did say something about something.

Let me see. Yeah.

He said it was a two-seater.

Honest salesman.

I'll tell you what.

You will follow us in a cab.

Tell the driver the Cheshire Cat.

Cabbie.

- Follow that car.

- Yes, sir.

Cabbie. Katy!

Now...

...you will leave the coast of France...

...at about this point, see?

- I see.

Now, if the tide is very high,

then you will see that...

Shouldn't we wait for Windy?

Why? He's not coming. We both know it.

What do you mean?

- Didn't you tell him the Cheshire Cat?

- Yes.

- Miss.

- Yes, ma'am?

- What's the name of this restaurant?

- Trimble's.

Thank you, I'll recommend it

to my friends.

- Thank you, ma'am.

- Now...

Are you...? Are you angry with me?

No, I'm not angry. I'm flattered.

All this trouble, just to have dinner

alone with me. Why?

Shall I answer that?

Maybe you'd better not.

Please forgive me.

Here. I brought you a gift.

- What?

- A present.

You can't do that.

Yes, I can. When a man admires a

woman he is supposed to make gifts.

Christmas maybe, or a birthday, but...

Many, many happy returns.

Obviously, I can't accept it.

Yes you can. At least you can look at it.

It was meant for you.

You should wear it. Go ahead, open it.

Come on.

Well, I must admit I'm a little curious.

- What is it?

- A bathing suit?

- That?

- Yeah.

Why, that wouldn't even cover...

Why, I might just as well wear a

Band-Aid as a thing like that.

- What's the matter with you?

- Nothing is the matter with me.

- You are a swimmer and...

- Of course I'm a swimmer.

- More coffee, sir?

- No, no, no.

French girls wear them all the time.

I don't happen to be French.

My sister had one. Wore it to Brighton,

she did. Oh, she looked beautiful.

You see?

Of course, she was arrested.

That... That...

The check, please.

Yeah, l... Yeah, but, colonel, l...

Colonel, it costs money

to feed six people.

What do you mean, padding my expense

account? They got big appetites.

Oh, that. That was a suit of

tweeds I picked up in Bond Street.

You don't want me to look like a tramp,

do you?

Let's not get personal, colonel.

What? Katy? Oh, she's fine.

She's been asleep for hours.

Hey. What happened? Where you been?

- Nothing happened.

- Not so loud.

It's the colonel from New York.

I'll be right with you.

Fine thing, leaving me to cover for you

while you and...

- What was that Cheshire Cat routine?

- Come on.

- Good night, Andre.

- Good night.

- Good night, Windy.

- Good night.

Good night, colonel.

Yes? Colonel, I know I told you

she was in bed, l...

- Can I help it if she walks in her sleep?

- Good night.

Yeah, okay, colonel. Right, colonel.

Goodbye, colonel.

Are you in the Army?

Yeah, the Liquapep army.

- You waiting for something?

- Yeah, yeah.

It will only be a minute.

- Hey, try our product. Liquapep.

- It's a little cloudy, isn't it?

Yeah, well, we didn't strain

the last batch.

Obviously a very, very poor year.

- Excuse me.

- Poor year?

We sold 50,000 cases.

Miss Higgins' room, please.

Yeah, it is a little cloudy.

- Hello?

- Hello? Miss Higgins?

- Yes.

- How does it look?

What? How did...?

Good night, chrie.

Three, four, five, six.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

One, two, three, four...

...five, six.

One, two, three, four, five, six.

- One, two, three...

- Hey, bonjour, kid.

Oh, hi.

- How are tricks?

- Fine, fine.

Hey, she swims pretty good, huh?

Yeah, she... She's great.

Hey, you are stuck with her.

- What do you mean "stuck with her"?

- You like her.

Oh, stuck on her.

It's too bad she is not stuck on you.

I happen to be Miss Higgins' coach

and that's all.

Oh, that's Pierre.

He happens to be my coach.

He should drop dead.

Why don't you come

and see me some night?

I will stay very still so you can catch me,

okay?

So long.

- What are you watching?

- What you think I'm looking...? A porpoise.

I can see that porpoise

is wearing a bathing cap.

Look, go away, will you?

Hey, right over there

is a beautiful young lady...

...and she's lonesome. And she's French.

She can talk to you

in your native tongue.

Now, look, the porpoise is landing.

What'd I do?

- Four hours, eight and a half minutes.

- Good morning.

Oh, good morning.

Bring me any more presents?

Now, look, I'm awfully sorry about

the other night. I mean, the phone call.

I just couldn't resist it.

And neither could you, huh?

How did you now I'd try that thing on?

You told me you were very curious.

- I certainly was. Oh, you should've seen it.

- Well?

- Was awful.

- I bet it looked wonderful.

- Nobody will ever know, that's for sure.

- No?

- Bet that's a scream, if I knew what it was.

- Why?

Now, I'll tell you,

I'd like to make up for it.

Tell you what I'll do.

I'll put my boat at your disposal today.

We'll have lunch, we'll study the currents,

the tides, the whole thing. All right?

- Well, l...

- Oh, Windy you are invited too.

You try to keep me away.

- Hey, you're sure this isn't a two-seater?

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Dorothy Kingsley

Dorothy Kingsley (October 14, 1909 – September 26, 1997) was an American screenwriter, who worked extensively in film, radio and television. more…

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