An aging pair of veteran english actors whose success never quite took hold finds their quiet existence suddenly interrupted by the arrival of one of the mens precocious grandnieces in director. List of blackandwhite films that have been colorized. I admittedly had reservations about showing this, not knowing how a modern audience would react to it, but i need not have worried. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. Ava gardner photo 8x10 one touch of venus colorized buy 2 get 1 free. Perelman and nash, based on the novella the tinted venus by thomas anstey guthrie, and very loosely spoofing the pygmalion myth. When a longlost statue of venus turns out to be the genuine article on an earthly assignment, a hapless department store clerk suddenly becomes the object of a furious employer, a jealous fiance. Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill lyrics by. One touch of venus is a musical with music written by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash, and book by s. Seiters version of one touch of venus 1948 was not as humorous as the broadway hit, despite ava gardners starring as a mannequin who comes to life for a window dresser robert walker.
One touch of venus 1948 movie posters cinematerial. Ava gardner photo 8x10 one touch of venus colorized. Colorized movies for sale errol flynn, clark gable, robert. The stage edition starred mary martin and ran for two seasons, buoyed by a score with music by kurt weill a long way from his threepenny opera days and lyrics by the humorist poet ogden nash.
One touch of venus confirms again his mastery of the musical theatre. Staring ava gardner, robert walker, eve arden and olga san juan. Buy 2 get 1 free ava gardner photo 8x10 one touch of venus. Universal offered me a part in one touch of venus, starring ava gardner. One touch of venus 1948 when a longlost statue of venus turns out to be the genuine article on an earthly assignment, a hapless department store clerk suddenly becomes the object of a furious employer, a jealous fiancee and one lovestruck statue in this heavenly musical comedy of mistaken identity, based on the successful broadway play. The spanish dvd is entitled venus era mujer one touch of venus. During that same month, on october 7, 1943, another musical opened on broadway, one touch of venus.
A window dressers robert walker kiss brings a statue ava gardner of the roman. Robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes and eve arden star. A window dressers robert walker kiss brings a statue ava gardner of the roman goddess of love to life. Window dresser of the store eddie hatch is ordered to put the beautiful statue in its front window. Opera news, 2005 a musical of genuine sparkle and beauty. The blue front cover mentions nuevo master digital but unfortunately at 3 mins 18 secs of chapter 1 at the start of the film, the picture breaks into pixellation just for one second otherwise the. The photo is in excellent condition with corner tip creasing. One touch of venus 1948 when a longlost statue of venus turns out to be the genuine article on an earthly assignment, a hapless department store clerk suddenly becomes the object of a furious employer, a jealous fiancee and one lovestruck statue in this heavenly musical comedy of mistaken identity, based on the suc.
One touch of venus on dvd 01715337 from lions gate films. Without the satire, or the clever songs or martin or an equivalent showstopper, the movie becomes just a weak comedy fantasy where much of the comedy. Mar 04, 2010 one touch of venus 1948 shown september, 1992 with our september show, we launched our first fullscale musical, one touch of venus. Universal did wrong by kurt weill and ogden nash when they butchered their glorious score for the film version of one touch of venus, but at least several of the best numbers remained, including the marvelous, beguineflavored speak low, the droll thats him though in a new context, and the amusing the trouble with women. Venus is golden age broadways reply to the racy sex comedy of filmmaker ernst lubitsch. Perelman and ogden nash as the play opens, whitelaw savory, at his foundation of modern art, has been stubbornly carrying on for nine years his crusade to bring true art to the ignorant masses. Since one touch of venus was intended to be a social satire of sorts, kurt weill, composing, and ogden nash writing the lyrics, came up with a series of stylish, witty songs and one masterpiece. Colorized movies for sale errol flynn, clark gable. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and posters at. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. One touch of venus is a 1948 american blackandwhite romantic musical comedy film directed by william a. Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill lyrics by nash. Ava gardner photo 8x10 one touch of venus colorized ebay.
One touch of venus is a 1943 musical comedy with music by kurt weill, lyrics by ogden nash and book by s. Dvd comedy children browse by all new sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new. One touch of venus by william seiter robert walker, ava. This is an 8x10 photo issued by universal pictures studio for the film one touch of venus. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. If it is not available, dont push crap down our throats as a substitute. One touch of venus counts as an odd example of a broadway musical that wound up getting stripped of most of its tuneage in its journey to film. When she first stepped on the set, i thought she was certainly one of the most beautiful girls id ever seen.
Buy one touch of venus directed by william seiter online at alibris. One touch of venus is een amerikaanse muziekfilm uit 1948 onder regie van william a. Other articles where one touch of venus is discussed. Anyone looking for a sophisticated musical to revive, with a classy script and an equally classy score, need look no further. 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. While in a museum of modern art, rodney hatch, a barber, places.
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Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of venus, which then comes to life in the form of ava gardner. In the art department of a large department store, the statue of the famed anatolian venus comes to life and falls in love with eddie hatch, a window trimmer. A fresh look discloses that one touch of venus was more than just another george s. With janet blair, russell nype, george gaynes, laurel shelby. This is a list of black and white films that were subsequently colorized this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Entertainment memorabilia movie memorabilia photographs 194049 color, touch of venus colorized buy 2 get 1 free ava gardner photo 8x10 one, buy. Ava gardner beautiful vintage one touch of venus universal.
One touch of venus counts as an odd example of a broadway musical that. His latest acquisition, a threethousandyearold statue of the goddess venus imported from. Seiter, william seiter on allmovie the spirit of love is back, and shes working in. One touch of venus 1948 one touch of venus 1948 user. Oct 21, 2012 universal offered me a part in one touch of venus, starring ava gardner. Venus, one of the leading music labels in india believes music is well said to be th. Seiter starring robert walker, ava gardner and dick haymes. One touch of venus film ava gardner and robert walker and a host of other stars bring out the best of themselves in entertainment of this film. One touch of venus directed by william seiter available. One touch of venus video i seen it when i was a very young child and when i saw it available i bought it. So, its not surprising that the label put her and costar kenny baker in its studio one month later to record a cast album of the show.
The official youtube channel of venus worldwide entertainment pvt. One touch of venus 1955 rodney places an engagement ring on a statue of venus and it comes to life. Its star was mary martin, who also recorded for decca as a solo artist. Why is amazon substituting a b movie that is not the beautiful original film. One touch of venus original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city oct 7, 1943 and played through feb 10, 1945. On a clear day you can see forever 1970 barbra streisand dvd. One touch of venus 1948 when a longlost statue of venus turns out to be the genuine article on an earthly assignment, a hapless department store clerk. Finally arriving on disc from olive films, the buoyant 1948. The show satirizes contemporary american suburban values, artistic fads and romantic and sexual mores. The movie itself is strictly in the mold of escapist postwwii american comedy, yet its basic concept is durable enough to have been. Gallery of 9 movie poster and cover images for one touch of venus 1948. Buy any two 8x10 photos and get one for free click on flashing banner above for terms of offerdo not order or purchase free photos on ebay ava gardner ava gardner one touch of venus 1948 sample photo will not appear on photograph this new 8x10 borderless. This new 8x10 borderless colorized photograph has been.
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