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One Touch of Venus   1948         N/R, 80 min. Genre: Comedy / Musical / Fantasy / Romance Director: William A. Seiter   Cast: Ava Gardner, Robert Walker, Dick Haymes, Eve Arden, Tom Conway, Sara Allgood, Arthur O'Connell, James Flavin, George Meeker, Olga San Juan, James Flavin, Hugh Herbert, Anne Nagel, Russ Conway, Eddie Parker   This musical comedy is taken from the Broadway show and involves a department store statue of Venus (Ava Gardner) coming to life after being kissed by employee Eddie Hatch (Robert Walker). Love becomes the order of the day, and Venus and Eddie dance in Central Park. The love affair continues for 24 hours until Venus returns to her pedestal and her immobile form. Cast Ava Gardner Venus Robert Walker Eddie Hatch Dick Haymes Joe Grant Eve Arden Molly Stewart Tom Conway Whitfield Savoy II Sara Allgood Mrs. Fogarty Arthur O'Connell Reporter James Flavin Detective Kerrigan George Meeker Mr. Crust Olga San Juan Gloria James Flavin Corrigan Hugh Herbert Mercury Anne Nagel Reporter Russ Conway Reporter Eddie Parker Detective