Humorous fantasy about a young man who falls in love with a statue of Venus in a department store window. His wildest dreams are fulfilled when the figure comes to life at his kiss, but he already has a fiancée, who is unwilling to share him with a shop decoration. A Broadway hit, with music by Kurt Weill. This movie is the inspiration for the 1987 film Mannequin.
TITLE...........: One Touch of Venus (1948) STARS...........: Robert Walker, Ava Gardner, Dick Haymes, Eve Arden DIRECTOR........: William A. Seiter, Gregory La Cava WRITERS.........: Harry Kurnitz, Frank Tashlin GENRE...........: Music, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy IMDB SCORE......: 6.6 IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040669 RUNTIME.........: 1h 22mn SIZE............: 5.32 GB VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4) BITRATE.........: 9000 Kbps (2-pass) RESOLUTION......: 1480x1080 ASPECT RATIO....: 1.37:1 FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps AUDIO...........: English FLAC 1.0 SUBTITLES.......: ENG SOURCE..........: Olive Films Blu-ray ENCODE DATE.....: 2024-08-16 CHECKSUM........: 78E6ECCF29F8FDA09073EB15FDF5C256
Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of Venus, which then comes to life in the form of Ava Gardner. The problems begin, however, when Venus falls in love with him.