One Touch of Venus (DVD)

When a long-lost statue of Venus turns out to be the genuine article on an earthly assignment, a hapless department store clerk suddenly becomes the object of a furious employer, a jealous Fiancée (Olga San Juan) and the lovesick Venus (Ava Gardner) in this heavenly musical comedy of mistaken identity based on the successful Broadway musical. Starring screen goddess Ava Gardner (The Barefoot Contessa) and Robert Walker (Strangers on a Train) with a sparkling supporting cast that includes Dick Haymes, Eve Arden, Olga San Juan and Tom Conway. Beautifully directed by comedy-musical veteran William A. Seiter (You Were Never Lovelier). Screenplay by Harry Kurnitz (A Shot in the Dark) and Frank Tashlin (Rock-a-bye Baby).

Starring: Robert Walker, Ava Gardner, Dick Haymes, Eve Arden, Olga San Juan, Ann Nagel, Charles Sherlock, Anne Nagel, George Lewis, Harry Hayden, Richard H. Gordon, Tom Conway, James Flavin, Sara Allgood, Arthur O'Connell, Kenneth Patterson, Russ Conway, Jerry Marlowe, Joan Miller, Ralph Brooks, Mary Benoit, Josephine Whittell, George J. Lewis, Eddie Parker, Pat Parrish, Yvette Reynard, John Valentine, Frances Mack, Dick Gordon, Martha Montgomery, Jack Davidson, Phil Garris, Ralph Peters, George Meeker, Pat Shade, Bob McCord, Helen Francell, Harriet Bennett, Joel Friend

Director: Gene Corman, John Beck, Lester Cowan