One touch of venus is a 1948 blackandwhite american romantic musical comedy film directed by william a. When a longlost statue of venus turns out to be the lovely goddess herself on an earthly assignment, a hapless department store employee suddenly becomes the object of a furious employer and a jealous fiancee. One touch of venus 1948 movie posters cinematerial. One touch of venus was originally a play, then a 1948 movie and now, in this case, a made for tv movie. Telecharger one touch of venus 1948 film complet en. Adapted from a popular broadway musical, one touch of venus features a number of. Staring ava gardner, robert walker, eve arden and olga san juan. Ava gardnerone touch of venus exactly like youroger.
Eddie hatch robert walker is a window dresser at a large department store. Ava gardner steps into the top ranks as the goddess, venus. Overview of one touch of venus, 1955, directed by george schaefer, with janet blair, russell nype, george gaynes, at turner classic movies. His latest acquisition, a threethousandyearold statue of the goddess venus imported from. The star of one touch of venus would have celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. However, the link to watch it via streaming ques up the b movie version which. When a longlost statue of venus turns out to be the lovely goddess herself on an. One touch of venus is a 1948 black and white romantic comedy film loosely based on the broadway musical of the same name. One touch of venus 1948 film complet en francais film.
An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. 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 is a 1943 musical comedy with music by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash and book by s. One touch of venus is a musical with music written by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash, and book by s. Seiter, starring robert walker and ava gardner, released by universalinternational, and. Music by kurt weill produced at the imperial theatre, new york, 7th october 1943 with john boles savory, kenny baker rodney. When she learns he plans to propose to molly, venus banishes molly to the north pole and sets. One touch of venus original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city oct 7, 1943 and played through feb 10, 1945. The film suffers from a witless script, dull direction, and the excision of most of ogden nash and kurt weills glorious tunes.
Original broadway cast, 1943 decca 3 5 this incomplete recording of composer kurt weills one touch of venus paints a very deceptive picture of the score. One touch of venus 1948 streaming vf hd film complet. Following which, the musical, like lady in the dark, more or less. One touch of venus by william seiter robert walker, ava. While there are 17 songs in the score, only 10 are to be found here, sung by only two members of the original cast. One touch of venus film ava gardner and robert walker and a host of other stars bring out the best of themselves in entertainment of this film. Most of these early tv productions no longer exist, as the networks often taped over the. Robert walker stars opposite a very erotic ava gardner, described by film. The spanish dvd is entitled venus era mujer one touch of venus. Weill had been in america for eight years by the time he. It enjoyed a run of 567 performances, pulling in a thenhealthy thirtyfive thousand dollars each week. The image measures 953 1204 pixels and is 661 kilobytes large. Adapted from a popular broadway musical, one touch of venus features a number of memorable songs by kurt weill and ogden nash, including speak low and the trouble with women, though a number of other songs they wrote for the stage production were replaced for the film. Fear nothulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and.
Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill lyrics by nash. For the film adaptation, see one touch of venus film. So, its not surprising that the label put her and costar kenny baker in its studio one month later to record a cast album of the show. One touch of venus 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 olga san juan and the lovesick venus ava gardner in this heavenly musical comedy of mistake identity based on the successful broadway musical. Adapted from a popular broadway musical, one touch of venus features a number of memorable songs by kurt weill and ogden nash, including speak low and the trouble with women, though a number of. Its star was mary martin, who also recorded for decca as a solo artist. One touch of venus comes to the screen as a pleasant comedy fantasy.
During that same month, on october 7, 1943, another musical opened on broadway, one touch of venus. Universal did wrong by kurt weill and ogden nash when they butchered their glorious score for the film version of one touch of venus, but at least several of the best numbers remained, including the marvelous, beguineflavored speak low, the droll thats him though in a new context, and the amusing the trouble with women. One touch of venus 1948 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. One touch of venus came on the heels of a 777show run of lady in the dark 1940. However, the link to watch it via streaming ques up the b movie version. Perelman and ogden nash as the play opens, whitelaw savory, at his foundation of modern art, has been stubbornly carrying on for nine years his crusade to bring true art to the ignorant masses. 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. Adapted from a popular broadway musical, one touch of venus features a number of memorable. Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill. Hers is a sock impression, bountifully physical and alluring. Perelman and ogden nash based on the tinted venus by f. For the blu ray edition of one touch of venus, olive has secured a pristine looking print which sports only a few scattered specks and flaws on this 1. Seiter starring robert walker, ava gardner and dick haymes. One touch of venus 1948 film complet en francais a 20170828t22.
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. The spirit of love is back, and shes working in retail in this bubbly romantic musical comedy. Robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes and eve arden star. The problems begin, however, when venus falls in love with him. The show satirizes contemporary american suburban values, artistic fads and romantic and sexual mores. Mastering is somewhat keyed towards the dark side in this overall clean and professional disc. Perelman and nash, based on the novella the tinted venus by thomas anstey guthrie, and very loosely spoofing the pygmalion myth.
One touch of venus 100743 021045 todays choice was a conscious pick. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of venus, which then comes to life in the form of ava gardner. Choose from one touch of venus sheet music for such popular songs as im a stranger here, speak low, and foolish heart. Learning of rodneys love for molly, venus banishes her to the north pole and. The always delightful karen ziemba makes a cameo appearance as mrs. Other articles where one touch of venus is discussed.
One touch of venus video i seen it when i was a very young child and when i saw it available i bought it. Why is amazon substituting a b movie that is not the beautiful original film. When a stores window dresser, eddie robert walker, kisses a statue of venus it comes to the form of ava gardner. One touch of venus is a musical with music written by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash, and.
This dvd presents the complete live telecast, including the original. The 1948 hollywood film version shorn of all but a few of the songs failed to capture the shows. While this production in a year that boasted megahit oklahoma. One touch of venus tv movie 1955 one touch of venus. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for one touch of venus 1948. However, the problems begin when venus falls in love with him. One touch of venus is a 1948 american blackandwhite romantic musical comedy film directed by william a. One touch of venus on dvd 01715337 from lions gate films. Black venus 1983 film complet en francais a 20171118t03. One touch of venus 1948 a window dressers robert walker kiss brings a statue ava gardner of the roman goddess of love to life. One touch of venus 1955 rodney places an engagement ring on a statue of venus and it comes to life. One touch of venus itself is a mishmash, part romantic comedy, part satire, probably somewhat due to the book writers, s j perelman with an assist from ogden nash, neither with much experience in musical comedy at the time.
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