One Touch of Venus (1948)
August 1, 1948Release Date
One Touch of Venus (1948)
August 1, 1948Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Robert Walker
Eddie Hatch
Ava Gardner
Venus
Dick Haymes
Joe Grant
Eve Arden
Molly Stewart
Olga San Juan
Gloria
Tom Conway
Whitfield Savory
James Flavin
Kerrigan
Bess Flowers
Department Store Shopper
Sara Allgood
Mrs. Gogerty - Landlady
Hugh Herbert
Mercury
Russ Conway
Reporter (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Head Waiter (uncredited)
Harriet Bennett
Woman in Park
Dick Gordon
Guest (uncredited)
William A. Seiter
Director
Harry Kurnitz
Writer
George Meeker
Mr. Crust
Frank Tashlin
Writer
Anne Nagel
Reporter
S.J. Perelman
Writer
Arthur O'Connell
Reporter
Ogden Nash
Writer
Lester Cowan
Producer
Ralph Peters
Taxi Driver
Robert McCord
Man in Park
Kurt Weill
Composer
Kenneth Patterson
Reporter (uncredited)
Franz Planer
Cinematographer
Charles Sherlock
Reporter (uncredited)
John Davidson
Customer (uncredited)
Otto Ludwig
Editor
Herschel Graham
Party Guest (uncredited)
George J. Lewis
Detective (uncredited) / Detective #2 (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Detective #1 (uncredited)
F. Anstey
Novel
Billy Daniel
Choreographer
Ann Ronell
Music / Lyricist
Gregory La Cava
Director
Dave Ragin
Camera Operator
Emrich Nicholson
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 1, 1948
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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One Touch of Venus is a 1948 American black-and-white romantic musical comedy film directed by William A. Seiter starring Robert Walker, Ava Gardner, Dick Haymes, and Eve Arden. released by Universal-International, and based on the 1943 Broadway musical of the same name, book written by S. J. Perelman and Ogden Nash, with music composed by Kurt Weill (lyrics by Nash). However, the film omits most of Weill's music. The actors did their own singing, except for Ava Gardner (Venus) whose singing was dubbed by Eileen Wilson. The plot is from an original 1885 novella by Thomas Anstey Guthrie.
In 1945, Mary Pickford announced that she would produce a film version of this musical with the Broadway cast, including Mary Martin, filmed in Technicolor, directed by Gregory La Cava, and released by United Artists. However, Martin became pregnant and Pickford sold the rights to Lester Cowan at Universal in August 1947. Ann Ronell, Cowan's wife, wrote the additional music that replaced much of Weill's material.