One Touch of Venus (film)
| One Touch of Venus | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | William A. Seiter |
| Produced by | William A. Seiter Lester Cowan |
| Starring | Robert Walker Ava Gardner |
| Music by | Ann Ronell Kurt Weill |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | August 1948 |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
One Touch of Venus (1948) is a film directed by William A. Seiter, starring Robert Walker and Ava Gardner, released by Universal Studios, and based on the 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.
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 got 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.
External links
- One Touch of Venus at IMDb
- One Touch of Venus at AllMovie
- One Touch of Venus at the TCM Movie Database
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