
One Touch of Venus
Music · Comedy · Fantasy
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.
Top Cast


Janet Blair
Janet Blair
Venus
Janet Blair
Venus


Russell Nype
Russell Nype
Rodney Hatch
Russell Nype
Rodney Hatch


George Gaynes
George Gaynes
Whitelaw Savory
George Gaynes
Whitelaw Savory
Laurel Shelby
Laurel Shelby
Molly Grant
Laurel Shelby
Molly Grant
Mort Marshall
Mort Marshall
Taxi Black
Mort Marshall
Taxi Black


Iggie Wolfington
Iggie Wolfington
Stanley
Iggie Wolfington
Stanley


Val Avery
Val Avery
Bus Starter
Val Avery
Bus Starter
Len Doyle
Len Doyle
Officer
Len Doyle
Officer


Arny Freeman
Arny Freeman
Anatolian
Arny Freeman
Anatolian
Peter Gumeny
Peter Gumeny
Second Trucker
Peter Gumeny
Second Trucker
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