Ava gardner personifies venus with her beautiful face and body. Unusual comedy film 1948 with considerable added singing starring beautiful ava gardner then 25 years of age and robert walker also remembered for his earlier film with judy garland 1945 under the clock and pleasant singing from dick haymes. Ava gardner as venus 1948 one touch of venus gown by orrykelly jewelry by joseff of hollywood directed by william a. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. One touch of venus is a 1948 american blackandwhite romantic musical comedy film directed by william a. Ava gardner stars in one touch of venus 1948 the romantic film one touch of venus is a wonderful way to round up ava gardner as our favorite of the month. Speak low uncredited music by kurt weill lyrics by ogden nash new. A window dressers robert walker kiss brings a statue ava gardner of the roman goddess of love to life. And the beauty and grace of mary martin are missed in ava gardner s lankier form. Feb 21, 2020 ava gardner was born in rural north carolina, just outside of smithfield. Ava gardner was still in the early stages of her stardom when the film was made, and she seems like such a natural playing the lighthearted and carefree venus, it was as if the role were made especially for her. Ava gardner on the set of one touch of venus, i have only one rule in actingtrust the director, and give him heart and soul. Ava gardner 325 e market st, smithfield, north carolina 27577 rated 4. One touch of venus 1948 universal studios ava lavinia gardner december 24, 1922 january 25, 1990 this film before marriage to sinatra.
One touch of venus ava gardner movie poster print ebay. All prints are professionally printed, packaged, and shipped within 3 4 business days. Ava gardners top four roles, from the killers to the. The statue depicts ava gardner in her role as venus, the roman goddess of love. One touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardners venus statue. Ava gardner stands next to a statue of herself as venus in a promotional shot for the 1948 film one touch of venus. The actors did their own singing, except for ava gardner whose singing was dubbed by eileen wilson. He also donated his fiftyyear collection of other gardner memorabilia, including.
Robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. The stunningly beautiful ava gardner plays venus to perfection, shes positively delicious to watch as she playfully taunts the shy but sweet robert walker, as well as his boss tom conway. The spirit of love is back, and shes working in retail in this bubbly. American actress ava gardner as venus in one touch of venus, directed by william a seiter, get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images another image of this goddess as venus. Why is amazon substituting a b movie that is not the beautiful original film.
Mar 02, 2016 speak low ava gardner, eileen wilson dick haymes one touch of venus lida watershine. These statues were distributed to movie houses to advertise the movie s opening. She and eddie both work at savory department store and it appears. His skulking girlfriend gloria olga san juan who has marriage on the brain and apparently nothing much else. She married mickey rooney when he was the number one boxoffice draw in movies she refused to sleep with him unless he married her first. The casting is perfect the three stars mentioned above deliver spoton performances, and also the parts of the girlfriend olga san juan and the boss assistant eve arden are superbly played. Gardner was signed to a contract with metrogoldwynmayer in 1941, and appeared mainly in small roles until she drew attention with her performance in the killers 1946.
One touch of venus 1948 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. A beautiful statue of the goddess venus coming alive in the shape of the a very young beautiful ava gardner. The killers based on an ernest hemingway short story of the same name, the killers places gardner s kitty alongside burt lancasters pete. Photograph of ava gardner from one touch of venus in various sizes, also as poster, canvas or artprint. If it is not available, dont push crap down our throats as a substitute. Ava gardner and robert walker in one touch of venus. Decades ago, one patient presented him with a prized bit of movie memorabilia a 12inch tall bakelite statue of ava gardner as venus. Seiter starring robert walker, ava gardner and dick haymes. Speak low ava gardner, eileen wilson dick haymes one. Utterly luxurious bath and body oils for the god or goddess you are.
I went up to her and said, miss davis, im ava gardner and im a great fan of yours. Oct 21, 2012 universal offered me a part in one touch of venus, starring ava gardner. Find films and movies featuring ava gardner on allmovie. Jan 23, 20 a further tribute to one of hollywoods major leading actresses. However, the problems begin when venus falls in love with him.
On the beach 1959, the killers 1946, pandora and the flying dutchman 1951, the barefoot contessa 1954, the night of the iguana 1964, the sun also rises 1957, seven days in may 1964. American actress ava gardner on the set of one touch of venus, directed by william a. Universal offered me a part in one touch of venus, starring ava. Show boat ava gardner s own voice cant help lovin that man duration. Mar, 2020 ava gardner, in full ava lavinia gardner, born december 24, 1922, grabtown, north carolina, u. Ava gardner was a broke alcoholic when in 1988, in a desperate bid to raise some cash, she decided to write her memoir and made what turned out to be a deathbed confessions detailing her many. Oct 31, 2017 this is the third time i have seen one touch of venus. Widely recognized as one of the most beautiful women in hollywood history, ava gardner left her mark during her almost 50year film career. Ava gardner page 2 western movies saloon forum posts about vintage glamour on kitt noir image may contain. Ava gardner and robert walker in one touch of venus, feature at capitol. Robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden, olga san juan, tom conway. It is true that miss gardner is pretty and has endowments of an uncelestial sort which the wolfwhistling writers. Whatever charm one touch of venus may have had on the stage is conspicuously absent from the version which lester.
Ava gardner, your venus has a natural affinity with this house. At age 18, her picture in the window of her brotherin laws new york photo studio. Mgm loaned ava gardner to universal studios to make this movie. She feels very comfortable and she gives her best in terms of intensity of feelings, artistic creativity, inclination for leisure, entertainment, fine arts and music gifts and even, the capacity to easily communicate with children.
One of the movie s setbacks are the musical numbers which feel compeltely out of place, especially with robert walker in the lead and ava gardner lipsynching. When she first stepped on the set, i thought she was certainly one of the most beautiful girls id ever seen. Released 1948, one touch of venus stars robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 21 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. The marble statue of venus goddess of love ava gardner comes immediately to life and wreaks havoc on poor eddie who can barely keep up with the frenetic plot. Mar 01, 2012 decades ago, one patient presented him with a prized bit of movie memorabilia a 12inch tall bakelite statue of ava gardner as venus. Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill lyrics by nash. No body stockings there, her beautiful body is there to be seen. Seiter, starring robert walker, ava gardner, dick haymes, eve arden. Ill never forget seeing bette davis at the hilton in madrid.
One touch of venus 1948 clip ava gardner s venus statue comes to life. See more ideas about ava gardner, classic hollywood and old hollywood. Perelman and ogden nash, with music composed by kurt weill. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images ava gardner december 1922 january was one of hollywoods leading actresses and considered one of the most beautiful women of her day. The film is so fun and lighthearted and is an absolute joy to watch. Do not understand why not presented more often on tv. Universal offered me a part in one touch of venus, starring ava gardner. Ava lavina gardner was born on december 24, 1922 in grabtown, north carolina, to mary elizabeth nee baker and jonas bailey gardner. The spanish dvd is entitled venus era mujer one touch of venus. Ava gardner in one touch of venus art print by silver screen. Trying to recreate several ava gardners photosessions for the movie one. Adapted from a popular broadway musical, one touch of venus features a. Ava gardner ava was one of hollywoods leading actresses circa 1946 known for being one of the most beautiful women of her day, ava gardner was born christmas eve 1922 and was considered to be one of the most beautiful actresses in hollywood of her time. Ava gardner, the gipsy of hollywood 1 episode 2019.
Eddie hatch is a windows dresser in a department store, kisses the statue of venus who is on display, who comes to life and spends several hours with eddie until zeus calls her home at midnight. Ava gardners life in photos rare pictures of ava gardner. Ava gardner 19221990 was an american actress, who the american film institute ranked as one of the top 50 screen legends of all time. A wealthy department store owner buys a statue of venus to display in his store. Apr 07, 2015 screen beauty turned boozy has been ava gardners shocking tallall secrets bedding everyone from frank sinatra to mickey rooney and howard hughes. One touch of venus 1948 movie bakelite promotional statue figurine. Movie typography from one touch of venus 1948, directed by william a. Maybe i just didnt have the temperament for stardom. This 1948 musical romance features songs by the great kurt weill. This was gardner s first starring role and lancasters movie debut, but what the pair lack in experience they make up for in screenstealing beauty. Ava gardner began her career first as a model, then as a contract player at mgm, where her gawky, unsophisticated demeanor was totally made over by the studio into an image of inaccessible glamour. Mar 02, 2008 buddy hacketts duck joke has everyone rolling on the tonight show starring johnny carson duration.
Mar 4, 2020 american actress december 24, 1922 january 25, 1990 must see films. Born on a tobacco farm, where she got her lifelong love of earthy language and going barefoot, ava grew up in the rural south. Gardner 192290 was an american actress who signed a. Ava gardner, movie star fashion icon in vintage feather hat headdress, era. Astrology and natal chart of ava gardner, born on 19221224. Ava gardner 192290 ava was a knockout, possibly the sexiest woman ever to grace a movie screen. Ava lavinia gardner was born on christmas eve, 1922, in grabtown, a rural community seven miles east of smithfield, nc. Gardner toiled in tiny bit roles, finally getting a worthwhile. Az amerikai filmintezet ma is a valaha elt legnagyobb sztarok kozott tartja szamon.
Gardner for many years was considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Ava gardner, in full ava lavinia gardner, born december 24, 1922, grabtown, north carolina, u. Ava gardner full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Sex crazed ava gardner deathbed confessions national enquirer. Fantasy comedy about a young window dresser who kisses a statue of venus, which then comes to life in the form of ava gardner. Her parents were tobacco farmers and she was the youngest of seven children. One touch of venus 1948 one touch of venus 1948 user. This otherwise mediocre fantasy comedy based on a broadway smash, and concerning a nervy windowdresser robert walker who falls in love with a statue of venus come to life is given an almighty kick up the arse by ava gardner, delivering a performance of luminescent, feline sensuality that bursts out of the screen almost in 3d. She was the youngest of seven children of jonas and mary elizabeth molly gardner.
See more ideas about ava gardner, american actress and classic hollywood. Bert pfeiffer, a painter who became captivated by ava s performance as a statue who comes to life in the 1948 film one touch of venus, began painting regular portraits of her, which he later donated to the ava gardner museum in smithfield, north carolina. Aug 03, 2017 ava gardner 192290 ava was a knockout, possibly the sexiest woman ever to grace a movie screen. Ava gardner was beautiful and in this is like a pixie, smart but funny, and the others, especially eve arden, were excellent.