One Touch of Venus (1948)
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The spirit of love is back, and she's working in retail in this bubbly romantic musical comedy. Eddie Hatch (Robert Walker) is a window dresser at a large department store; he's become especially fond of one of his mannequins who looks like the sort of girl he'd like to meet, and one… More The spirit of love is back, and she's working in retail in this bubbly romantic musical comedy. Eddie Hatch (Robert Walker) is a window dresser at a large department store; he's become especially fond of one of his mannequins who looks like the sort of girl he'd like to meet, and one night he impulsively gives the dummy a kiss. To his tremendous surprise, the mannequin comes to life, and it turns out to be inhabited by the spirit of Venus, the Goddess of Love (Ava Gardner). Suddenly, romance is in the air as Eddie's fellow employees throw caution to the wind and finally express their infatuations with their co-workers; however, Eddie is too intimidated to follow through on his feelings for Venus, even though she'll only be in human form for 24 hours. 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. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- William A. Seiter, Gregory La Cava
- Written By
- Harry Kurnitz, Frank Tashlin
- Genres
- Romance, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Aug 1, 1948 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 14, 2008
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Cast
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Robert Walker
as Eddie Hatch
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Ava Gardner
as Venus Goddess of Love/Venus Jones
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Dick Haymes
as Joe
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Eve Arden
as Molly Grant
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Olga San Juan
as Gloria
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Tom Conway
as Whitfield Savory
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James Flavin
as Kerrigan
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Sara Allgood
as Mrs. Gogarty the landlady
- Mary Benoit
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Ralph Brooks
as Reporter
- Russ Conway
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Phil Garris
as Counter Man
- Harry Hayden
- George J. Lewis
- Jerry Marlowe
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George Meeker
as Mr. Crust
- Joan Miller
- Anne Nagel
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Arthur O'Connell
as Reporter
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Eddie Parker
as Detective
- Kenneth Patterson
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Ralph Peters
as Taxi Driver
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Josephine Whittell
as Dowager
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Pat Shade
as Newsboy
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Richard H. Gordon
as Guest
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John Valentine
as Stammers
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Martha Montgomery
as Pretty Girl
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Pat Parrish
as Girl
