Dangerous When Wet Page #3

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
74 Views


- I wouldn't do that.

The mosquitoes might change

their target.

Who's afraid of a few little mosquitoes

anyway?

What's he doing now?

- He turned off the light.

- Well.

I don't trust him.

His ears are too far apart.

Oh, relax, Pa. If he starts getting fresh,

she'll put him flat on his back.

It's a wonderful night for romance.

It's spring. The mating season.

Youth calls to youth. Don't you hear it?

Oh, that's not spring.

That's our best milker.

She's got lump jaw.

There's one on your neck.

- She slapped him, huh?

- No, he slapped himself.

I told you he was peculiar.

Got it.

Wow, look at that wingspread.

- Good night, young fella.

- Hi, Pops.

Say, I brought your Liquapep.

Makes you strong.

- Great for what ails you.

- There's nothing ailing me.

I got my hair, all my teeth, I hear fine

and I don't need glasses.

All right, then, take it for laughs.

- Makes you strong, huh?

- Like a bull.

The cows will hear you.

No, I'm not kidding. Look, feel, go on.

My, what biceps. Feel, Pa.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Come on. Grab hold.

Oh, no, Pop, you're not

as young as you used to be.

- Come on, grab my arm.

- You're liable to sprain yourself.

No, no, go on, humor him, Mr. Webbe.

Go on.

All right, but I wish he wouldn't. Murder.

- You all set, Pop?

- Yeah.

- Morning.

- Morning, son. How's the arm?

Fine, what else? I soaked it in Liquapep.

Good morning.

- You ought to work on your pectoralis.

- I'll do that.

Say, isn't she coming out?

No, she hasn't been practicing lately.

Katy's got to make up the laps

she missed yesterday. Morning.

Morning. She's done maybe 40 already.

- How long does this go on?

- Oh, sometimes hours.

We're all pretty strong swimmers.

Say, maybe you saw the clipping about us

last year in the Pine Cone Bugle.

"Pine...?" No, I guess I missed that.

Tell him about it, Pa.

Well, we swam

the Winapoochet River lengthwise.

And a windy day too.

Winapoochet River, huh? Well, well.

Yep, was quite a swim.

Katy won, she's the best.

But we all finished.

We were sponsored

by the Feed and Grain Store.

They sold a lot of chicken mash

after that swim.

Yeah, she could sell anything.

Hey, how far was that?

Well, from Jepsons Corners...

How far would you say, Ma?

Oh, about 14 miles.

- Fourteen miles.

- Fourteen...

- Could she swim maybe 20 miles?

- She could if she was going someplace.

- Why?

- I was thinking. Could I use your telephone?

- Go ahead.

- Thank you.

Hey, Katy, you can come out now.

He's gone.

It'll be the biggest stunt

since Washington crossed the Delaware.

This Higgins girl's got everything and is she

built. I see her climbing out of the water...

...with Liquapep plastered on her bathing

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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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