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Do it Big
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 18, 2025
This is the 10th excerpt from my biography of Esther Williams. You can find the other entries here. In the previous post, Esther tried to adjust to normal life after her summer starring in the Aquacade, and repeatedly turned down MGM’s offers of a movie contract. In this section, MGM tries to read more
Melt the Ice…
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 4, 2025
This is the 9th excerpt from my biography of Esther Williams, The Mermaid and Me. You can find the other entries here. This excerpt follows Esther as she finishes her star turn in the 1940 Aquacade and settles down to a more “normal” life with her new husband. Sort of. MGM Comes Calling read more
Mrs. Aquabelle
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 24, 2025
This is the 8th excerpt from my biography of Esther Williams, The Mermaid and Me. You can find the other entries here. In the previous entry, I detailed the opening of the Aquacade, with Esther in the starring role, at the 1940 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco. This excerpt follows 18-year-ol read more
Aquabelle #1
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 10, 2025
This is the 7th excerpt from my biography of Esther Williams, The Mermaid and Me. You can find the other entries here. In the previous excerpt, I set the scene for Esther’s first foray into show business in Billy Rose’s Aquacade in San Francisco. The Aquacade was due to open in the spring of 1940 read more
The Aquacade
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Sep 30, 2025
This is the 6th excerpt from my biography of Esther Williams, The Mermaid and Me. You can find the other entries here. In the previous excerpt, Esther’s competitive swimming career came to a disappointing end, but her career in show business began when she was cast as Aquabelle #1 in read more
Strong Enough to Swim Pretty
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Sep 22, 2025
This is the 5th excerpt from my biography of Esther Williams, The Mermaid and Me. You can find the other entries here. Esther Williams seemed to be a shoo-in for the 1940 Olympic team. Many of her teammates were on the list, too, and just a few weeks after their national championship victories in read more
Most Perfect Mermaid
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Sep 15, 2025
This is the 4th excerpt from my biography of Esther Williams, The Mermaid and Me. You can find the other entries here. Esther Williams hoped to attend the University of Southern California on a swimming scholarship to continue her training and reach the Olympics. But she flunked algebra her senior read more
Champion in Training
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Sep 4, 2025
This is the third excerpt from my book, The Mermaid and Me. You can find the first two here: The Mermaid and Me and The Baby Mermaid. Champion in Training Esther’s swimming career started as a cute publicity stunt, but it quickly grew into her favorite activity. Esther began spending most of h read more
The Baby Mermaid
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Aug 25, 2025
Thank you for so many lovely, supportive comments on The Mermaid and Me! I am excited to share more of my Esther Williams biography. Without further ado, here is excerpt 2 of The Mermaid and Me, an early section about Esther’s family and first years. Esther Williams splashed onto movie screens read more
The Mermaid and Me
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Aug 19, 2025
So. It has been over five years since I posted anything on The Blonde at the Film. That is wild, and a little embarrassing. I did not mean to take such an extended break. Since I started this blog, I met a boy, got married, moved a few times, and had three children. (They are the joys of my life, bu read more
Classics for Comfort
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on May 21, 2020
This week, the Classic Movie Blog Association is sponsoring the “Classics for Comfort” blogathon. Members of the CMBA are compiling lists of five classic movies that soothe and comfort us during this weird, scary time. You can find my five films below and the other entries here–enj read more
Classic Movie Gift Guide 2019
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Dec 10, 2019
It’s that time of year again, so I’ve gathered my favorite gifts from past Gift Guides as well as some new Classic Hollywood themed treats for you or someone special. I hope that something on this list strikes your fancy. Enjoy! Desk Set These lovely posters of An American in Paris, Robin read more
Lady of Burlesque (1943)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jul 8, 2019
via: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036094/mediaindex?ref_=tt_pv_mi_sm Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. In 1943, Barbara Stanwyck donned spangles and lace to star as Dixie Daisy, the titular “lady of burlesque.” This mildly goofy murder mystery seems an odd choice for the read more
Nothing Sacred (1937)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Apr 16, 2019
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/5725/Nothing-Sacred/# Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. An unscrupulous reporter takes advantage of a tragic story to sell papers and manipulate the world—sound familiar? This is a common tale, but it was seldom told with such comic, satirical flair read more
Woman Chases Man (1937)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Jan 28, 2019
via: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/106574-woman-chases-man Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Woman Chases Man is the fifth and last movie that Joel McCrea made with Miriam Hopkins. They first starred together in The Richest Girl in the World (1934), followed by Barbary Coast (1935), read more
Beyond Tomorrow (1940)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Dec 16, 2018
via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Tomorrow_(film)#Cast Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Just in time for Christmas, The Film Detective is offering Beyond Tomorrow (1940), a little known B-movie starring Charles Winninger, C. Aubrey Smith, and Harry Carey as three rich men who b read more
Ultimate Classic Movie Gift Guide
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Nov 29, 2018
It’s that time of year again, so I’ve gathered my favorite gifts from past Gift Guides as well as some new Classic Hollywood themed treats for you or someone special. I hope that something on this list strikes your fancy. Enjoy! White Christmas Gifts to wear! Gentlemen Prefer Blondes read more
Blonde Ice (1948)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Oct 26, 2018
via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_Ice Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. “Ice in her veins…icicles in her heart!” It’s time for Blonde Ice (1948), a film noir that you can watch at TheFilmDetective.tv starting November 1 as part of Noir November! The Film read more
This Time for Keeps (1947)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Sep 26, 2018
via: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/14455/This-Time-for-Keeps/#tcmarcp-152802 Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. After Esther Williams played a bullfighter in Fiesta (1947), MGM cast her as a water ballet star in This Time for Keeps (1947). Can you guess which role was closer to the rea read more
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on Aug 20, 2018
via: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Thin_Man#/media/File:Shadow_of_the_Thin_Man.jpg Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) is the fourth in the six-film Thin Man series. Like the previous three movies, it was directed by W. S. Van Dyke and stars read more