Weill had been in america for eight years by the time he. Seiter, with robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, at turner classic movies. One touch of venus is a comedyfantasyromance film directed by william a. One night he gleefully kisses the mannequin and she suddenly comes to life, kissing him back. 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. Speak low ava gardner eileen wilson dick haymes one. Oct 31, 2017 ava gardner stars in one touch of venus 1948 october 31, 2017 12. One touch of venus is an english movie directed by william a. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. 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.
This 1948 musical romance features songs by the great kurt weill. One touch of venus has been ranked 392 times, wins 52. This movie had robert walker, ava gardner in the lead roles of the film. Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of venus, which then comes to life in the form of ava gardner. Ava gardner, robert walker, dick haymes, eve arden, olga san juan, bess flowers, tom conway, james flavin director. 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. One touch of venus is a film directed by william a. 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. These statues were distributed to movie houses to advertise the movie s opening. Seiter, and written by harry kurnitz screenplay and s. 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. Find the perfect one touch of venus 1948 stock photo. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. May 03, 2015 one touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue comes to life.
One touch of venus 1948 ava gardners venus statue comes to life. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for one touch of venus 1948. One touch of venus 1948 10281948 us comedy, drama, fantasy, romance 1h 22m user score. Well, where robert walker is concerned, you do some daydreaming, kiss it and. One touch of venus 1948 changes the movie database tmdb.
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. The rest of the movie unfolds in classic screwball fashion, no. Seiter, william seiter on allmovie the spirit of love is back, and shes working in. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. One trick pony 1980 echoes of paradise 1987 the kiss 1988 blind justice 1994 oasis of fear 1971. The problems begin, however, when venus falls in love with him.
Jun 09, 20 one touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue comes to life. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick hyams, eve arden, olga san juan, tom conway, james flavin. One touch of venus 1948 movie bakelite promotional statue figurine. 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.
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. Much to his surprise the love goddess venus has inhabited the mannequin. Ava gardner robert walker original vintage 1948 one. The spirit of love is back, and shes working in retail in this bubbly. The show satirizes contemporary american suburban values, artistic fads and romantic and sexual mores. One touch of venus is a 1948 blackandwhite american romantic musical comedy film directed by william a. 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. When a longlost statue of venus turns out to be the lovely goddess herself. Dick haymes, eve arden, olga san juan, tom conway, james flavin, sara allgood. 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. A wealthy department store owner buys a statue of venus to display in his store. One touch of venus 1948 movie posters cinematerial. Ava gardner robert walker original vintage 1948 one touch of. The image measures 953 1204 pixels and is 661 kilobytes large.
One touch of venus is a musical with music written by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash, and book by s. From one touch of venus 1948 ava gardner, hollywood. One touch of venus ava gardner 1948 movie poster masterprint. Kenneth patterson, ralph peters, franz planer, kurt weill.
With robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. The actors did their own singing, except for ava gardner whose singing was dubbed by eileen wilson. Staring ava gardner, robert walker, eve arden and olga san juan. 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. Read the full synopsis of one touch of venus, 1948, directed by william a. The musical was made into a 1948 film, directed by william a. 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 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. Perelman and nash, based on the novella the tinted venus by thomas anstey guthrie, and very loosely spoofing the pygmalion myth. A window dresser in a department store feels a strange attraction to a mannequin in the display. 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 1948 one touch of venus 1948 user.
Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill lyrics by. Ava gardner robert walker original vintage 1948 one touch of venus photo. Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill. Seiter, starring robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. The movie follows the misadventures of a young window dresser who accidently bringa the statue of venus back to life by kissing her. Movie typography from one touch of venus 1948, directed by william a. Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of venus, which then. The statue depicts ava gardner in her role as venus, the roman goddess of love.
One touch of venus is a 1948 american blackandwhite romantic musical comedy 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. Adapted from a popular broadway musical, one touch of venus features a. One touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue. Seiter starring robert walker, ava gardner and dick haymes. Buy one touch of venus ava gardner 1948 movie poster masterprint at. 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. One touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue comes to life. One touch of venus movie posters from movie poster shop. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
One touch of venus was walkers last screen appearance until the 1950 mgm film please believe me see below. One touch of venus on dvd 01715337 from lions gate films. 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. Because we love classic cinema one touch of venus 1948.
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. Seiter with robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden, year. One touch of venus 1948 fantastic movie musings and. Whats a man to do when a statue looks just like ava gardner. 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. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Details about ava gardner robert walker original vintage 1948 one touch of venus photo. Buy one touch of venus movie posters from movie poster shop. The spanish dvd is entitled venus era mujer one touch of venus. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. One touch of venus 1948 ava gardner the movie title. Other articles where one touch of venus is discussed.