One Touch of Venus

1948

Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Musical / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 43%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 43% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 1871 1.9K

Plot summary

A window dresser's kiss brings a statue of the Roman goddess of love to life.

Director

William A. Seiter Photo
William A. Seiter

Top cast

Arthur O'Connell Photo
Arthur O'Connell as Reporter
George Meeker Photo
George Meeker as Mr. Crust
Robert Walker Photo
Robert Walker as Eddie Hatch
Tom Conway Photo
Tom Conway as Whitfield Savory
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752.06 MB
984*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds ...
1.36 GB
1476*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us   fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by AlsExGal 7 / 10

One touch of Eve Arden...

...who always adds spice and biting wit to any film, be it comedy or drama. I just had to mention her because I think she is so overlooked and underrated.Eddie Hatch (Robert Walker) is a verbally abused unappreciated and underpaid display dresser at Savory's department store. His girlfriend Gloria, also an employee at the store, wants to marry him. However, it seems she is more interested in starting her own personal post-war baby boom than she is interested in Eddie himself. One night, while dressing the display for store owner Whitfield Savory's new two hundred thousand dollar statue of Venus, Eddie kisses the statue on a whim and it comes to life (Ava Gardner). Venus is instantly smitten with Eddie, and causes him all kinds of trouble, starting with the fact that she won't get back on her pedestal. This brings Eddie under suspicion of stealing the statue, and anybody who heard the truth of the matter would either think he's lying or crazy. All kinds of comedic and romantic complications ensue.This film is based on a musical play, thus the three or so odd musical numbers that, to me, didn't seem to fit with the rest of the film and are actually a distraction, but not an awful one. With Tom Conway as the suave lady's man owner of the department store, Eve Arden as his efficient secretary who also carries a torch for the guy, and James Flannigan as a bumbling cop who is no match for Venus's wit or magical powers, it certainly is unique. I'd recommend it.
Reviewed by Uriah43 6 / 10

A Fun LIttle Movie

"Eddie Hatch" (Robert Walker) is a well-meaning young man who just happens to be a low paid window dresser working at a large department store. One day he is given the job of fixing the drapes that surround a recently acquired--but very expensive--statue of Venus and after drinking some champagne he innocently kisses it prior to getting back to his work. Sure enough, the statue becomes the actual "Goddess of Love" (played by Ava Gardner) who takes an instant liking to the bumbling employee. Unfortunately, when Venus comes to life the priceless statue disappears and the rich owner "Whitfield Savory" (Tom Conway) automatically suspects Eddie of stealing it and has him immediately apprehended. But things get even worse for Eddie when Whitfield encounters Venus and falls madly in love with her. Now rather than reveal any more of the movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that this was a cute musical-comedy which was tailor-made for such a gorgeous actress like Ava Gardner. Also worth mentioning are the performances of both Eve Arden (as "Molly Stewart") and Robert Walker who played their parts quite nicely as well. That said, while it is certainly dated it still remains a fun little movie and I rate it as slightly above average.
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