Dangerous When Wet Page #6

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
80 Views


So I bought his brother.

You bought a prize sire?

Look, Pa, darling, you know

that if we can't pay for these things...

...we've just lost everything,

the farm.

Pa, would you please tell me

what you were thinking of?

I don't know.

Swimming the channel, I guess.

I just wanted things to be nice

when we got back.

Maybe they could, too,

if they'd let me swim.

Oh, no, no, sweetie, that's out.

Does Ma know about this?

I just wanted to surprise her.

Oh, Pa.

Well, at least I'm still in the race.

Hey...

...maybe I'll win.

Maybe I'd better.

"And then Tom chases Jerry

all around a big corral reef..."

Coral reef.

Oh, coral reef.

"And right through the porthole

of a sunken ship."

Gee, Jerry stays under water

for six pages.

Mice are very strong swimmers.

Hey...

...isn't it time you went to bed?

Don't you want to find out

how the story ends?

Do that tomorrow.

I gotta get my nine hours.

Gee, you don't have very much fun

anymore, do you, Katy?

Mind your business.

Give me a hug. Come on.

Good night, peanut.

- Go on, good night.

- Good night.

Oh, I forgot.

I have to swim the channel.

Bye.

Are you coming with me?

Good.

In my wildest dreams

I never thought we'd meet

I never knew how sweet

You'd be

Believe me

In my wildest dreams

If I combined them all

I never dreamed you'd fall

For me

I got out of bed on the right side

On the bright side

On the light side

I got out of bed on the right side

And I'm havin' a wonderful day

I sang a duet with the rooster

I'm a booster

Of the rooster

But he doesn't crow like he useter

Couldn't handle my yodel-ee-ay

Bonjour, kids. Which way is it to Dover?

Thanks, kids.

In my wildest dreams

I never thought we'd meet

I never knew how sweet

You'd be

Believe me

Katy, what's the matter? Katy.

I must have been dreaming.

Yeah, colonel, colonel,

we couldn't take off yesterday.

It was pouring.

Well, four or five days.

You see, it stopped raining,

but the swells are 9 feet high, and l...

No, I don't think he could...

Well, okay, I'll talk to Churchill.

Who? Katy?

Oh, she's fine, great, happy as a lark.

What are you doing today, honey?

Same thing I do every day.

Swim, swim, swim.

Come on, come on, come on.

Watch your breathing,

time your stroke, time your kick.

If you ask me, you're getting waterlogged.

Hey, sis, can I borrow these?

- Yeah, I don't need them.

- Thanks.

Maybe Suzie's right.

Maybe you've gone stale.

Catch.

You can't take it out on the pillow.

You need a day off, honey.

Relax. It'll do you good.

- I can't take a day off, Ma.

- Yes, you can.

I'll pack you a picnic lunch...

...and you get Windy to take you

for a nice long ride.

Go on, now. Relax.

Do you think I could?

Well, you should. Go on.

Hey, Suzie's got my nylons.

This is a lovely place, Andre.

How did you ever find it?

Look at that wonderful old house.

Isn't it beautiful?

- Very.

- I wonder who lives there.

I do.

You?

- Why didn't you tell me?

- You wouldn't have come.

Well, I certainly wouldn't.

Now, wait. I want you to see the house.

Oh, no. No, no. I'm just not budging.

I want you to meet my mother.

No use, I'm not going.

Might as well forget about it.

Okay.

You will love my mother.

Mama, it is Andre.

- This way. Mademoiselle Higgins.

- Mademoiselle.

- Joubert. My valet and my friend.

- How do you do?

- Sit down, please.

- Thank you.

- Oh, yes.

- What'd he say?

Oh, he agrees with me.

What'd he say?

Mama has been detained.

- That was quick. Who was he expecting?

- No one. He likes you.

I think he's on your side.

He's so sentimental.

He wants us to drink a toast.

To what?

- Success.

- Yours or mine?

He says I will toast with champagne

and you will toast with Liquapep.

Oh, no, I'm really not very thirsty.

Thank you, anyhow.

You mean you don't like it?

I don't blame you.

No, I didn't say that.

It's very good for you.

It's full of vitamins and...

- All right. To our heart's desire.

- Heart's desire.

How can you do it?

It's very refreshing.

Will you have some more?

Oh, oh, no, thank you, I...

You know, it sort of grows on you.

I think you've had enough.

Please.

You know what I think?

I think you don't have a mama.

That is not so. She'll be here any minute.

Well, I give Mama exactly 10 minutes.

Heart's desire?

And then, just beyond the farmhouse...

Which is painted, oh, I guess you'd call it

sort of an off-white, you know?

- there's a very rustic swimming hole

and it's very nice.

"Rustic"? I don't know the word.

Inconvenient.

And then, beyond the swimming hole...

How'd it get so dark?

The sun went down.

Well... Who drank all my vitamins?

You've had enough.

I'm gonna take you home now.

Oh, no, no, we've got to wait for Mama.

We don't have to wait for her...

How about some dinner?

We just had lunch.

Come on, sit down.

No, wait.

How about some nice, nice coffee?

Coffee? Oh, my, no.

Coffee's a stimulant.

Well, you don't need that.

- Come on, sit down.

- All right.

I'm warm. Wish I could cool off.

Are you warm?

- Yes, let's go for a swim. To cool off.

- Where?

Oh, I, too, have a swimming hole.

Let's go. Come on.

No nighttime swimming. No, no, no.

Besides, I haven't got a bathing suit.

Give me your hand.

Give me your hand.

- Do I feel warm to you?

- Yes, very.

- Maybe I have a fever.

- Maybe.

- I do have a fever, don't I?

- Yes, yes.

I think I should take you home.

I need some vitamins.

I think you've had enough.

- Oh, you do?

- Yes.

Well, I think you can't have

too many vitamins. So there.

- Well...

- My mother's.

How do you say "stop" in French?

My, my, well...

- What's that?

- For your hair.

Which way?

Good. Come on, come on.

A lot warmer than the channel.

It is cool enough.

It will be good for your fever.

- Did you say something?

- No.

Have you everything you need?

Hope so.

- I beg your pardon

- I didn't say anything.

They made a girl and gave her charms

Ain't nature grand?

Ain't nature grand?

They made a boy and gave him arms

How grand can nature be?

They made a great big moon above

Ain't nature grand?

The things she planned

And then they gave me you to love

Ain't nature grand to me?

They made a man with dreamy eyes

Ain't nature grand?

Ain't nature grand?

A fellow almost twice my size

How grand can nature be?

A man who's sweet and tender too

Ain't nature grand?

The things she planned

And then they gave me all of you

Ain't nature grand to me?

When Mother Nature planned her charms

The birds and bees, yeah

And all that stuff

The little flowers were off the cuff

She gave a girl two luscious arms

She lost the formula

Or she hid it

Because when she made yours

She overdid it

She said go out and find your mate

Who knows?

Old Mother Nature may be right

You know, this could be a losing fight

You'll find it never is too late

Too late, too late

- Ain't nature simply great

- Ain't nature simply great

In spite of lines and double chins

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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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