Movie typography from one touch of venus 1948, 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. Even reading the plot synopsis, i can not figure out how this song fits into the piece. 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. Frenchies famous home traverse city, michigan menu. One touch of venus 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. One touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue. One touch of venus, 78decca da361 kenny baker with mary martin, chorus, and the one touch of venus orchestra conducted by maurice abravanel reissued as one touch of venus lute song, cdmca mcad154 2. Mary pickford of united artists came along and bought cheryl crawfords production of the kurt weillogden nashs. 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. Gardner is perfectly cast as the goddess of love, venus herself, who changes from a statue into flesh when she is kissed by eddie hatch robert walker a window dresser at a department store. One man rendition of 96,000 from in the heights teal wicks sings eiffel tower in 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. Oneman rendition of 96,000 from in the heights teal wicks sings eiffel tower in a.
Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill lyrics by nash. Gabrielle jones as mrs kramer, deborah hay as molly grant and the. One touch of venus comes to the screen as a pleasant comedy fantasy. The 1948 hollywood film version shorn of all but a few of the songs failed to capture the shows charms.
Decades ago, one patient presented him with a prized bit of movie memorabilia a 12inch tall bakelite statue of ava gardner as venus. The paris onepiece from venus womens swimwear and sexy clothing. Theatres 46th street theatre jan 26, 1944 feb 10, 1945 imperial theatre oct 7, 1942 jan 24, 1944. But this 1955 television adaptation, based on the stage production by the dallas state fair musicals, is a. Mar 01, 2012 decades ago, one patient presented him with a prized bit of movie memorabilia a 12inch tall bakelite statue of ava gardner as venus. However, the problems begin when venus falls in love with him. 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. One touch of venus the musical is also blessed with the strangest first act finale i have ever heard, strange song, completely out of place in this show, doctor crippen. Ava gardner, robert walker, dick haymes, eve arden, tom conway, olga san juan, james flavin, sara allgood. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. One touch of venus is a 1948 american blackandwhite romantic musical comedy film directed by william a.
One touch of venus, 78decca da361 kenny baker with mary martin, chorus, and the one touch of venus orchestra conducted by maurice abravanel reissued as one touch of venuslute song, cdmca mcad154 2. Provided to youtube by entertainment one distribution us one touch of venus julie wilson kurt weill songbook. Palazzo frenchies french bulldogs, puppies, breeders, califorina. For musicaltheatre geeks only open this photo in gallery. One touch of venus was kurt weills most successful musical written for broadway, and the only book musical for which the legendary poet ogden nash wrote the lyrics. 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. One touch of venus, cdtakarazaku music publishing tmpc2023 tokyo cast 3.
She has a right to be pissed at fate, the irony that this transformation should happen to someone with absolutely no desire for it when there are more than a few would be veronicas in the world those are my names by the way. Ava gardner steps into the top ranks as the goddess, venus. Hers is a sock impression, bountifully physical and alluring, delive. Seiter, starring robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. Touch of venus paperback february 1, 1986 by patricia laye author see all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Anyone looking for a sophisticated musical to revive, with a classy script and an equally classy score, need look no further. Other articles where one touch of venus is discussed. The star of one touch of venus would have celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. Seiter, with robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, at turner classic movies. One touch of venus is a 1943 musical comedy with music by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash and book by s. His latest acquisition, a threethousandyearold statue of the goddess venus imported from. One touch of venus counts as an odd example of a broadway musical that wound up getting stripped of most of its tuneage in its journey to film.
One touch of venus 1948 a window dressers robert walker kiss brings a statue ava gardner of the roman goddess of love to life. Order the paris one piece for women from the online catalog or call. 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 movie itself is strictly in the mold of escapist postwwii american comedy, yet its basic concept is durable enough to have been. An excellent movie from another time, where special effects are more simple but still work when venus changes from a statue to a living. Ava gardner, robert walker, dick haymes, eve arden, tom conway, olga san juan, james flavin, sara allgood plot summary. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick hyams, eve arden, olga san juan, tom conway, james flavin, sara allgood, arthur oconnell, anne nagel, russ conway, jerry marlowe. See more ideas about french bulldog, celebrities and celebrity dogs. Weill had been in america for eight years by the time he. One touch of venus original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city oct 7, 1943 and played through feb 10, 1945. Gardner 192290 was an american actress who signed a. One touch of venus 1948 ava gardner christian annyas. The always delightful karen ziemba makes a cameo appearance as mrs.
When she learns he plans to propose to molly, venus banishes molly to the north pole and sets. Read the full synopsis of one touch of venus, 1948, directed by william a. Nov 05, 2014 provided to youtube by entertainment one distribution us one touch of venus julie wilson kurt weill songbook. When a stores window dresser, eddie robert walker, kisses a statue of venus it comes to the form of. Opera news, 2005 a musical of genuine sparkle and beauty. The 1987 romantic comedy mannequin stole this plot, and columbia did something similar in 1947 with down to earth starring rita hayworth, but this is the movie where love goddess ava gardner, once voted the most glamorous woman of all time by her adoring fans, plays the love goddess, venus, and comes to life for 24 hours on a window dressers kiss. The show satirizes contemporary american suburban values, artistic fads and romantic and sexual mores. Dick haymes, eve arden, olga san juan, tom conway, james flavin, sara allgood. 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. Eddie hatch locks lips with a venus statue and thus. One touch of venus features a dazzling score by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash, book by ogden nash and s. The stage edition starred mary martin and ran for two seasons, buoyed by a score with music by kurt weill a long way from his threepenny opera days and lyrics by the humorist poet ogden nash. One touch of venus 100743 021045 todays choice was a conscious pick.
Perelman and nash, based on the novella the tinted venus by thomas anstey guthrie, and very loosely spoofing the pygmalion myth. Oct 31, 2017 the romantic film one touch of venus is a wonderful way to round up ava gardner as our favorite of the month. Find the perfect one touch of venus 1948 stock photo. Kinda like katie kaboom from the old animaniacs cartoons. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick hyams, eve arden, olga san juan, tom conway, james flavin. One touch of venus is a musical with music written by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash, and book by 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. The paris one piece from venus womens swimwear and sexy clothing.
A longlost, priceless statue of the goddess venus is placed on display. The image measures 953 1204 pixels and is 661 kilobytes large. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. Seiter starring robert walker, ava gardner and dick haymes. One touch of venus confirms again his mastery of the musical theatre. Please email me for photos of the parents and pedigrees.
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