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This Time for Keeps

An ex-GI falls for a bathing beauty (guess who!). Lauritz Melchior, Xavier Cugat, Jimmy Durante and Mackinac Island locations add to the good times and romance.

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Esther Williams
Leonora 'Nora' Cambaretti
Lauritz Melchior
Richard Herald
Jimmy Durante
Ferdi Farro

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Awards

  • 1948 - Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (January) - winner

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