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Athena

Play trailer Poster for Athena 1954,  1h 36m,  Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 2 Reviews Tomatometer 24% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 24% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
When lawyer and aspiring politician Adam Shaw (Edmund Purdom) meets Athena Mulvain (Jane Powell), she claims the stars tell her they will marry. However, Adam is already engaged to socialite Beth. Furthermore, Adam is confused by Athena's unusual family, which includes six other sisters raised in an extremely health-conscious environment that excludes meat, smoking and alcohol. Gradually, Adam is slowly won over by Athena, even at the detriment of his political future.

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Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene Sep 10, 2021
Debbie Reynolds delivers song-and-dance moxie, and Hercules himself, Steve Reeves, heads up a subplot involving the Mister Universe pageant that brings more beefcake than the mid-'50s could have imagined. Go to Full Review
Michael E. Grost Classic Film and Television Sep 13, 2017
Fun little musical with bright color design and pleasant, warm comedy. Go to Full Review
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Abraham M May 26, 2017 One of the oddest of all MGM musicals; a spoof of health fads which doesn't work very well, but it gets an A for effort. A nice score (by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane) features one nice ballad ' "Love Can Change the Stars" - and one good production number, "I Never Felt Better." Steve Reeves has a small role as "Mr. Universe." See more
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Richard Thorpe

Director

Jane Powell

Athena Mulvain

Edmund Purdom

Adam Calhorn Shaw

Debbie Reynolds

Minerva Mulvain

Nancy Kilgas

Aphrodite Mulvain

Dolores Starr

Calliope Mulvain

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Athena

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Movie Info

Synopsis When lawyer and aspiring politician Adam Shaw (Edmund Purdom) meets Athena Mulvain (Jane Powell), she claims the stars tell her they will marry. However, Adam is already engaged to socialite Beth. Furthermore, Adam is confused by Athena's unusual family, which includes six other sisters raised in an extremely health-conscious environment that excludes meat, smoking and alcohol. Gradually, Adam is slowly won over by Athena, even at the detriment of his political future.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Producer
Joe Pasternak
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 4, 1954, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 8, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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