The movie itself is strictly in the mold of escapist postwwii american comedy, yet its basic concept is durable enough to have been. Seiter, william seiter on allmovie universal did wrong by kurt weill and ogden nash. One touch of venus 1948 ava gardners venus statue comes to life. One touch of venus has been ranked 392 times, wins 52. One touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue. Perelman and nash, based on the novella the tinted venus by thomas anstey guthrie, and very loosely spoofing the pygmalion myth. In the art department of a large department store, the statue of the famed anatolian venus comes to life and falls in love with eddie hatch, a window trimmer. Buy one touch of venus ava gardner 1948 movie poster masterprint at walmart. One touch of venus 1948 one touch of venus 1948 user. Cast, script, all the way down to the lighting and other underappreciated factors that go unnoticed, but are crucial to the quality of a film. Ava gardner was loaned out from mgm to universal to make the film the film was based on the 1943 broadway musical, and the book written by s. Oct 31, 2017 ava gardner stars in one touch of venus 1948 october 31, 2017 12. The actors did their own singing, except for ava gardner whose singing was dubbed by eileen wilson. Because we love classic cinema one touch of venus 1948.
Kenneth patterson, ralph peters, franz planer, kurt weill. Ava gardner robert walker original vintage 1948 one touch of venus photo. This 1948 musical romance features songs by the great kurt weill. Seiters version of one touch of venus 1948 was not as humorous as the broadway hit, despite ava gardners starring as a mannequin who comes to life for a. Well, where robert walker is concerned, you do some daydreaming, kiss it and. One touch of venus is an english movie directed by william a. Seiter, and written by harry kurnitz screenplay and s. One touch of venus ava gardner 1948 movie poster masterprint. Seiter, with robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, at turner classic movies.
The spirit of love is back, and shes working in retail in this bubbly. Read the full synopsis of one touch of venus, 1948, directed by william a. Weill had been in america for eight years by the time he. Speak low ava gardner eileen wilson dick haymes one. Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of venus, which then comes to life in the form of ava gardner. One touch of venus is a comedyfantasyromance film directed by william a. May 03, 2015 one touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue comes to life. Staring ava gardner, robert walker, eve arden and olga san juan.
Seiter, starring robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. One touch of venus 1948 movie posters cinematerial. These statues were distributed to movie houses to advertise the movie s opening. Ava gardner, robert walker, dick haymes, eve arden, olga san juan, bess flowers, tom conway, james flavin director. One night he gleefully kisses the mannequin and she suddenly comes to life, kissing him back. This movie had robert walker, ava gardner in the lead roles of the film. Without the satire, or the clever songs or martin or an equivalent showstopper, the movie becomes just a weak comedy fantasy where much of the comedy. Buy one touch of venus movie posters from movie poster shop.
One touch of venus is a film directed by william a. One touch of venus 1948 ava gardner the movie title. It outlines the story of eddie hatch, a bored window dresser, who looks at one of his mannequins and imagines a girl like her in real life. One touch ultra test strips, ava addams photo, robert conrad photo, one touch ultra mini, joe dimaggio original vintage photos, 1948 one shilling, alcatel one touch evolve, monteverde one touch, willie mays original vintage photos, venus bikini swimwear for women with vintage. Perelman book for musical play, released in august of 1948 in the usa, starring robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden, olga san juan and tom conway. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. One touch of venus 1948 10281948 us comedy, drama, fantasy, romance 1h 22m user score. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. The blue front cover mentions nuevo master digital but unfortunately at 3 mins 18 secs of chapter 1 at the start of the film, the picture breaks into pixellation just for one second otherwise the dvd plays perfectly and both sound and picture are very good.
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Since one touch of venus was intended to be a social satire of sorts, kurt weill, composing, and ogden nash writing the lyrics, came up with a series of stylish, witty songs and one masterpiece. The movie follows the misadventures of a young window dresser who accidently bringa the statue of venus back to life by kissing her. Unusual comedy film 1948 with considerable added singing starring beautiful ava gardner then 25 years of age and robert walker also remembered for his earlier film with judy garland 1945 under the clock and pleasant singing from dick haymes. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick hyams, eve arden, olga san juan, tom conway, james flavin. One touch of venus 1948 fantastic movie musings and ramblings. Seiter, william seiter on allmovie the spirit of love is back, and shes working in. Just before the unveiling of the prized statue, eddie takes venus to the modeldisplay house in the store, where the stores boss finds her. Adapted from a popular broadway musical, one touch of venus features a. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for one touch of venus 1948. Ava gardner robert walker original vintage 1948 one. One touch of venus is a musical with music written by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash, and book by s. Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of venus, which then. Find the perfect one touch of venus 1948 stock photo.
The musical was made into a 1948 film, directed by william a. One touch of venus 1948 a window dressers robert walker kiss brings a statue ava gardner of the roman goddess of love to life. Dick haymes, eve arden, olga san juan, tom conway, james flavin, sara allgood. One trick pony 1980 echoes of paradise 1987 the kiss 1988 blind justice 1994 oasis of fear 1971. Rather, like one touch of venus 1948 is for me, your alltime favorite speaks to you as if it knew you intimately, and is more indicative of your essence than anything dr. One touch of venus 1948 movie bakelite promotional statue figurine. Mar 26, 2020 rather, like one touch of venus 1948 is for me, your alltime favorite speaks to you as if it knew you intimately, and is more indicative of your essence than anything dr.
Whats a man to do when a statue looks just like ava gardner. Speak low uncredited music by kurt weill lyrics by ogden nash new lyrics by ann ronell played over opening credits sung by ava gardner dubbed by eileen wilson, dick haymes played as part of the score often. One touch of venus approved 1h 22min comedy, fantasy, musical august 1948 usa fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of venus, which then comes to life in the form of ava gardner. The problems begin, however, when venus falls in love with him. A window dresser in a department store feels a strange attraction to a mannequin in the display. The statue depicts ava gardner in her role as venus, the roman goddess of love. The image measures 953 1204 pixels and is 661 kilobytes large. One touch of venus 1948 fantastic movie musings and. One touch of venus 1948 changes the movie database tmdb. One touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue comes to life.
One touch of venus was walkers last screen appearance until the 1950 mgm film please believe me see below. One touch of venus is a 1948 blackandwhite american romantic musical comedy film directed by william a. One touch of venus movie posters from movie poster shop. Much to his surprise the love goddess venus has inhabited the mannequin. A wealthy department store owner buys a statue of venus to display in his store. Finally arriving on disc from olive films, the buoyant 1948 comedy one touch of venus derives its story from the agesold myth of the mortal man falling in love with a beautiful statue that transforms into a real live woman venus, goddess of love. One touch of venus on dvd 01715337 from lions gate films. Seiters version of one touch of venus 1948 was not as humorous as the broadway hit, despite ava gardners starring as a mannequin who comes to life for a window dresser robert walker. Ava gardner robert walker original vintage 1948 one touch of. One touch of venus 1948 when a longlost statue of venus turns out to be the genuine article on an earthly assignment, a hapless department store clerk suddenly becomes the object of a furious employer, a jealous fiancee and one lovestruck statue in this heavenly musical comedy of mistaken identity, based on the successful broadway play. Jun 09, 20 one touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue comes to life. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Seiter starring robert walker, ava gardner and dick haymes. One touch of venus original broadway cast remastered.
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