The mermaid that appears in Dr.
Pretorius' bottle in The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) was Josephine McKim, a member of the 1924 and 1928 U.S.
Women's Olympic Swim Teams and one of the four members of that team to win the
1928 gold medal in the 400-Meter Freestyle Relay. McKim was also Maureen
O'Sullivan's body double in the infamous nude swimming scene of the previous
year's Tarzan and His Mate (1934).Friday, January 9, 2015
Friday's Fright Film Fact
The mermaid that appears in Dr.
Pretorius' bottle in The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) was Josephine McKim, a member of the 1924 and 1928 U.S.
Women's Olympic Swim Teams and one of the four members of that team to win the
1928 gold medal in the 400-Meter Freestyle Relay. McKim was also Maureen
O'Sullivan's body double in the infamous nude swimming scene of the previous
year's Tarzan and His Mate (1934).
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