55. One Touch Of Venus (1948) and The Odyssey (2026)
For episode 55, Grace and Scott can't help themselves but go long on their thoughts about the new Christopher Nolan film, The Odyssey—even though it's not a musical!
Then we shift over to another film dealing with mythology that's honestly only slightly more of a musical, 1948's One Touch Of Venus, starring Ava Gardner, Rober Walker, Tom Conway, and Eve Arden. If you kissed a statue of a God and it came to life, would you fumble her? Eddie Hatch is trying his best!
William A. Seiter's film cuts out almost all of the Kurt Weill songs from the original stage musical, and we decide if that makes…
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