One Touch of Venus 一九四八 is a film directed by William A Seiter, starring Robert Walker and Ava Gardner, released by Universal Studios, and based on the Broadway musical of the same name written by Kurt Weill However, the film omits most of Weill s music and thus got poor reviews br 　　In 一九四五, Mary Pickford announced that she would produce a film version of this musical with the Broadway cast, including Mary Martin, filmed in Technicolor, directed by Gregory La Cava, and released by United Artists However, Martin got pregnant and Pickford sold the rights to Lester Cowan at Universal in August 一九四七 Ann Ronell, Cowan s wife, wrote the additional music that replaced much of Weill s material