Aug 27, 1955
79 min
Full-HD

One Touch of Venus (1955)

While touring a museum, Rodney Hatch, an unremarkable barber, places an engagement ring intended for his girlfriend on the hand of a statue of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. From Mount Olympus, Venus witnesses the event and decides to visit Rodney on Earth by magically inhabiting the statue. Hilarity ensues when she starts to fall in love with Rodney and competes with his girlfriend for his attentions. This television version of Kurt Weill's successful Broadway musical is much more faithful to the stage version than the 1948 Ava Gardner film, which changed the story considerably and cut most of the songs.

Category

Music Comedy Fantasy Romance TV Movie

Country

United States of America

Companies

NBC

Janet Blair

Venus

Russell Nype

Rodney Hatch

George Gaynes

Whitelaw Savory

Laurel Shelby

Molly Grant

Mort Marshall

Taxi Black

Iggie Wolfington

Stanley

Adnia Rice

Mildred Trares

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