One touch of venus on dvd 01715337 from lions gate films. 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. The image measures 953 1204 pixels and is 661 kilobytes large. In any event, the success of one touch of venus greatly benefitted weills personal and professional fortunes. One touch of venus original broadway cast remastered. Seiter starring robert walker, ava gardner and dick haymes. 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 by william seiter robert walker, ava. Ava gardner steps into the top ranks as the goddess, venus. One touch of venus 2000 london fringe tickets, news. What we got, in 1948, was one touch of venus lionsgate with ava gardner, robert walker and dick haymes. 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 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. Other than that, an interesting idea is mostly wasted. Read the full synopsis of one touch of venus, 1948, directed by william a. One touch of venus is a musical with music written by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash, and book by s. A longlost, priceless statue of the goddess venus is placed on display. I have been waiting for a long time for a complete recording of one touch of venus and while no one can replace mary martin in the title role melissa errico is excellent. 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.
Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for one touch of venus 1948. One touch of venus download srt and ass for movies and tv. 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. The 1948 hollywood film version shorn of all but a few of the songs failed to capture the shows charms. Find release information for one touch of venus 1948 william a. One touch of venus first complete recording soundtrack 1943. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. May 03, 2015 when a stores window dresser, eddie robert walker, kisses a statue of venus it comes to the form of ava gardner. Oct 07, 20 one touch of venus first complete recording soundtrack from 1943, composed by ogden nash, kurt weill. Melissa errico did just that when she stepped onto the city center stagein the third season of the stilldeveloping encores. Seiter, starring robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. One touch of venus original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city oct 7, 1943 and played through feb 10, 1945. Youll find related movie titles and typography in the 19451949 and 1940s trailers sections. When a stores window dresser, eddie robert walker, kisses a statue of venusit comes to the form of ava gardner.
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. 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. The show satirizes contemporary american suburban values, artistic fads and romantic and sexual mores. When she learns he plans to propose to molly, venus banishes molly to the north pole and sets. Lyrics to speak low from one touch of venus by dick haymes from the in hollywood album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. 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. One touch of venus comes to the screen as a pleasant comedy fantasy. The spanish dvd is entitled venus era mujer one touch of venus. Seiter, william seiter on allmovie universal did wrong by kurt weill and ogden nash. Other articles where one touch of venus is discussed. Seiter, with robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, at turner classic movies. Ava gardner the barefoot contessa 1954 directed by joseph l.
Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill lyrics by nash. A barber places a ring on a statue of venus that brings the goddess of love to life in modernday new york city, in kurt weill, ogden nash and s. This 1948 musical romance features songs by the great. One touch of venus is a 1948 american blackandwhite romantic musical comedy film directed by william a.
The star of one touch of venus would have celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. The problems begin, however, when venus falls in love with him. So far, so good, but pickford lost heart and sold the rights to universal. Ava gardner, robert walker, mary benoit, ralph brooks, russ conway, tom conway. An excellent movie from another time, where special effects are more simple but still work when venus changes from a statue to a living. This 1948 musical romance features songs by the great kurt weill. This is the era of the dream ballet, and one touch of venus capitalizes on that with a second act number entitled, venus is ozone heights, in which venus imagines herself living an illfitting domesticated life in ozone heights, before finally being summoned back home by the mythical creatures of ancient greece. Eddie hatch robert walker is a window dresser at a 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. One touch of venus 1948 movie posters cinematerial. Hers is a sock impression, bountifully physical and alluring. One touch of venus london fringe one touch of venus based on the tinted venus by f.
Robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden country. 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. One touch of venus has one thing going for itthe extraordinary beauty of ava gardner in her prime. One touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue comes to life. 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. Download subtitles for one touch of venus a mans dreams are fulfilled when a department store statue of venus comes to life. One touch of venus 100743 021045 todays choice was a conscious pick. It is a real joy to hear the complete score in such excellent sound.
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. One touch of venus first complete recording soundtrack from 1943, composed by ogden nash, kurt weill. The movie itself is strictly in the mold of escapist postwwii american comedy, yet its basic concept is durable enough to have been. The always delightful karen ziemba makes a cameo appearance as mrs.
Perelman and ogden nash based on the tinted venus by f. What we got, in 1948, was one touch of venus lionsgate with ava gardner. Buy one touch of venus directed by william seiter online at alibris. 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 fiance olga san juan and the lovesick venus ava gardner in this heavenly musical comedy of mistaken identity based on the successful broadway musical. One touch of venus first complete recording soundtrack. However, the problems begin when venus falls in love with him. One touch of venus 1948 one touch of venus 1948 user. Find 542 listings related to touched by venus in chicago on. 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. 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. Produced at the imperial theatre, new york, 7th october 1943 with john boles savory, kenny baker rodney, mary martin venus and paula laurence molly.
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. For one thing, the longplaying lp disc was still several years away from being introduced, and while decca was willing to devote five 78s to the one touch of venus album, that still only allowed for ten individual tracks and a running time not much over half an hour. Released by jay records in 20 containing music from one touch of venus 1943. Music by kurt weill produced at the imperial theatre, new york, 7th october 1943 with john boles savory, kenny baker rodney. Staring ava gardner, robert walker, eve arden and olga san juan. One touch of venus 1955 rodney places an engagement ring on a statue of venus and it comes to life. The spirit of love is back, and shes working in retail in this bubbly romantic musical comedy. 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 by william seiter robert walker, ava gardner. Speak low ava gardner eileen wilson one touch of venus. Movie typography from one touch of venus 1948, directed by william a.
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