Athena (1954)


Athena
Release Date04 November 1954
GenreMusical, Romance, Comedy, Drama
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixMono
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMusical Comedy, Musical Romance, Domestic Comedy
ThemesEccentric Families
TonesBright, Humorous, Light, Easygoing
TagsAstrology, Health Food, Love, Love Triangle, Romance, Witchhunt [persecution]

Athena (1954) is a romantic musical comedy, starring Jane Powell, Edmund Purdom, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Louis Calhern, and Norma Varden, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Athena Mulvain

Minerva Mulvain

Niobe Mulvain

Aphrodite Mulvain

Dolores Starr
Calliope Mulvain

Jane Fischer
Medea Mulvain

Cecile Rogers
Ceres Mulvain

Adam Calhorn Shaw

Johnny Nyle

Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain

Grandma Salome Mulvain

Beth Hallson

Mr. Tremaine

Carl Benton Reid
Mr. Griswalde

Howard Wendell
Mr. Grenville

Henry Nakamura
Roy

Ed Perkins

Miss Seely

Richard Sabre
Bill Nichols

Mrs. Smith

Nicky Blair
Reporter

Madge Blake
Mrs. Smith

Harry Cody
Reporter

Lillian Culver
Mrs. Tremaine

Reporter

Fred Essler
Mr. Benevuchi

Pat Flaherty
Contest judge

Mrs. Grenville

Ed Fury
Contestant

Joe Gold
Contestant

Bert Goodrich
Bodybuilder

Dorothy Hack
Bit Role

Grace Hayle
Mrs. Griswalde

James Hyland
Television Man

Donald Kerr
Reporter

Lucy Knoch
Process Server

Michael Kostrick
Cameraman

Irvin 'Zabo' Koszewski
Contestant

Peter Leeds
Photographer

William Lewin
Usher

Harry Mackin
Usher

Maurice Marsac
French Butler

Paul Power
Guest

Guy Prescott
Announcer

Allen Ray
Usher

Perry Sheehan
Telephone Girl

Harlan Warde
TV show director

Wilson Wood
Attendant

Director

Richard Thorpe
-

Producer

William Ludwig
writer

Leonard Spigelgass
writer

Charles Walters
uncredited

uncredited

producer

Original Music

George Stoll
-

Albert Sendrey
-

Robert Van Eps
-

Cinematographer

Robert H. Planck

Editor

Gene Ruggiero
-

Art Director

Paul Groesse
-

Set Decorator

Henry Grace
-

Edwin B. Willis
-

Costume Designer

Walter Plunkett
-

Helen Rose
-

Makeup Department

hair stylist

makeup designer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Arvid Griffen
assistant director

Sound Department

Wesley C. Miller
recording supervisor

Editorial Department

Alvord Eiseman
color consultant

Music Department

Jeff Alexander
vocal supervisor

George Stoll
conductor

Robert Van Eps
orchestrator

Other Crew

Valerie Bettis
choreographer

Production Company

MGM-International Dist.

Distributor

MGM-International Dist.

MGM/UA Home Entertainment






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