Venus makes infidelities

Movie
German title	Venus makes infidelities
Original title	One touch of Venus
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1948
length	82 minutes
Rod
Director	William A. Seiter
script	Harry Kurnitz Frank Tashlin
production	William A. Seiter Lester Cowan
music	Ann Ronell Kurt Weill
camera	Franz Planner
occupation
Robert Walker : Eddie Hatch Ava Gardner : Venus Jones Dick Haymes : Joe Grant Eve Arden : Molly Stewart Olga San Juan : Gloria Tom Conway : Whitfield Savory James Flavin : Kerrigan Sara Allgood : Landlady

Venus makes Affair (original title: One Touch of Venus , released in Austria as the goddess of love ) is an American film from 1948, which was directed by William A. Seiter . The film is based on the musical One Touch of Venus based on the book by SJ Perelman and Ogden Nash .

action

Wealthy department store mogul Whitfield Savory II buys a statue of Venus for $ 200,000. He puts them up in his shop.

Shop window decorator Eddie Hatch gives the statue a kiss and brings it to life. Eddie is initially shocked and Venus leaves the shop. Eddie is then charged with theft. Nobody believes Eddie, and Venus shows up in Eddie's apartment. There he has to hide her from his girlfriend Gloria and his roommate Joe.

After Venus sings a love song, Joe falls in love with Gloria. Whitfield tries to keep going against Eddie, but he is distracted by realizing that he loves the secretary Molly. Venus is called back to Olympus by Jupiter , and Eddie initially remains alone until he meets a double of Venus.

Songs

1. "Don't Look Now But My Heart is Showing"
2. " Speak Low " - sung by Ava Gardner
3. "That's Him" ​​- sung by Ava Gardner
4. "Don't Look Now But My Heart is Showing" - sung by Dick Haymes, Olga San Juan, Robert Walker, Ava Gardner
5. "Speak Low" - sung by Ava Gardner

criticism

"A strange cross between musical, grotesque film and chamber play that offers entertaining, but not particularly inspired entertainment based on the popular Broadway musical."

- Lexicon of international film

additional

The film inspired the authors of the 1987 feature film Mannequin .

Web links

• Venus makes infidelities in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Venus makes affairs. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 18, 2017 .