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Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writers:
William Ludwig (writer)
Leonard Spigelgass (writer)
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Release Date:
4 November 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Musical | Romance | Comedy | Drama more
Plot:
Attorney, Purdom, and singer, Damone, romance two sisters, Reynolds and Powell, who live with and are strongly influenced by eccentric... more | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Actor Purdom Dies
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User Comments:
7 girls for 7 muscle-men more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Jane Powell ... Athena Mulvain

Debbie Reynolds ... Minerva Mulvain
Virginia Gibson ... Niobe Mulvain
Nancy Kilgas ... Aphrodite Mulvain
Dolores Starr ... Calliope Mulvain
Jane Fischer ... Medea Mulvain
Cecile Rogers ... Ceres Mulvain

Edmund Purdom ... Adam Calhorn Shaw

Vic Damone ... Johnny Nyle
Louis Calhern ... Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain
Evelyn Varden ... Grandma Salome Mulvain
Linda Christian ... Beth Hallson
Ray Collins ... Mr. Tremaine
Carl Benton Reid ... Mr. Griswalde
Howard Wendell ... Mr. Grenville
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Runtime:
95 min | USA:119 min (original release)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:G | Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #17101, General Audience) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The song "Faster Than Sound" by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane was recorded but not used in the final print. more
Quotes:
Roy: She speaks Japanese with a Spanish accent. more
Soundtrack:
I Never Felt Better more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
7 girls for 7 muscle-men, 29 April 2004
7/10
Author: ptb-8 from Australia

The robust smash hit of 7 Brides For 7 brothers literally spawned this star struck mini musical of 1954....and if one has a closer look in reels 1 2 and 3 (instead of 4 5 and 6) one can almost hear the board room pitch quoting the 7 Brides box office as the excuse to rush ATHENA into production: "That what they want! healthy boys and girls with an appetite for life living on some farm. The boys flex their muscles and the girls tend their.......er......garden." and so we have what is a lively and funny musical for the 20 year olds market that was called the teen market very soon after........quite rightly predating the AIP Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello frolics ten years later in Muscle Beach Party etc. Athena is good fun and well made. The muscle contest at the end to the tune "Jealousy" is well coded with beefcake antics....and all filmed from what might be called the bulging cossie angle. Hilarious! I would be fascinated to see the missing ten minutes as reported on the IMDb that the original running time was 115 minutes as opposed to the 95 mins only now available. I wonder was edited out and where can the footage be seen?

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