Venus falls in love

Movie
German title	Venus falls in love
Original title	Duchess of Idaho
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1950
length	99 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Robert Z. Leonard
script	Dorothy Cooper Jerry Davis
production	Joe Pasternak
music	George E. Stoll Albert Sendrey
camera	Charles Edgar Schoenbaum
cut	Adrienne Fazan
occupation
Esther Williams : Christine Duncan Van Johnson : Dick Layne John Lund : Douglas J. Morrison Jr. Paula Raymond : Ellen Hallit Mel Tormé : Cyril Lena Horne : Lena Horne Eleanor Powell : Eleanor Powell Clinton Sundberg : Matson Connie Haines : Peggy Elliot Amanda Blake : Linda Kinston Tommy Farrell : Chuck Sig Arno : Le Blanche Dick Simmons : Alec J. Collins Red Skelton : Master of Ceremonies

Venus falls in love (Original title: Duchess of Idaho ) is an American film directed by Robert Z. Leonard from 1950. The screenplay was written by Dorothy Cooper and Jerry Davis . The leading roles are cast with Esther Williams , Van Johnson and John Lund . In its country of production, the film was first released on July 14, 1950, and in Germany on October 3, 1952.

action

The secretary Ellen Hallit is in love with her boss Douglas Morrison, but the latter does not notice. Every now and then, when the boss is in a tight spot, Ellen has to play his bride. Now Ellen's friend, the art swimmer Christine Duncan, has decided to bring the two together. When Morrison goes to Sun Valley, Idaho for winter sports , Christine secretly follows him. She wants to make sure that he misses his secretary and that she can come. At first, it also seems as if their plan could succeed. In the hotel, Christine meets the musician Dick Layne, who performs here with his orchestra, and immediately falls in love with him. He also seems to like the girl very much. But when he realizes how suspiciously she is after Morrison, he loses interest in her.

Even before Morrison returns to Chicago, Christine confesses her love for the musician and explains to him about her relationship with Morrison, which Morrison notes with satisfaction. When Christine won the title “Duchess of Idaho” in a dance competition, he could hardly believe his luck. Some mix-ups arise when Ellen Hallit suddenly shows up at the hotel. After several retarding moments , the film finally ends with a double wedding.

criticism

The lexicon of international films draws the following conclusion: "A routine revue film with lively music and dance interludes."

source

Program for the film: The New Film Program , published by H. Klemmer & Co., Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, without a number

Web link

• Venus falls in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lexicon of international films, rororo-Taschenbuch No. 6322 (1988), p. 4038