One Touch of Venus

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 27, 1955

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

NBC

Cast

Georgia Simmons,Glenn Kezer,Iggie Wolfington,Arny Freeman,Adnia Rice,Val Avery,Len Doyle,Fred Hillebrand,Janet Blair,Russell Nypeand 8 more

Director

George Schaefer

Writer

John Gerstad,Ogden Nash,F. Anstey,S.J. Perelman,George Schaefer

Music

Kurt Weill

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0287613