Athena
Summary:
Health faddist Mulvain (Louis Calhern) and his astrology-minded wife Salome (Norma Varden) hold court over their seven musical-prodigy daughters. Each girl is named after a mythical Greek: Athena (Jane Powell), Minerva (Debbie Reynolds), Niobe (Virginia Gibson), Aphrodite (Nancy Kligas), Medea (Jane Fischer), Calliope (Dolores Starr) and Ceres (Cecile Rogers). ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Jane Powell - (Athena Mulvain)
Debbie Reynolds - (Minerva Mulvain)
Virginia Gibson - (Niobe Mulvain)
Nancy Kilgas - (Aphrodite Mulvain)
Dolores Starr - (Calliope Mulvain)
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Review:
In some ways one of the more unusual musicals to come out of MGM in the 1950s, Athena is a modest and lightweight piece of fluff, with a number of moments that cause a rather incredulous double take from the viewer. The fact that the film deals (however superficially) with body building, health consciousness and what we would now consider "ne... Continue >>
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