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If a suitor wants to win the heart of one of the seven Mulvain sisters, he'd better be ready to deadlift 300 lbs. and dine on shredded-parsnip soufflé. Combining the then-novel topic of physical fitness with Hollywood song and dance, Athena is an eat-your-veggies romantic romp highlighted by catchy Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane tunes and socko color cinematography. Jane Powell (fresh off her triumph in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers) and Debbie Reynolds play two of the sisters, and Edmund Purdom and Vic Damone play their smoking, boozing, non-vegetarian beaux. Former Mr. Universe Steve Reeves flexes his pecs in a supporting role, displaying a physique so phenomenal it soon vaulted him to screen stardom as the mighty Hercules.
Original Release
11/04/1954
US Release
11/04/1954
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Jane Powell | Athena Mulvain / The Sisters: Athena |
Debbie Reynolds | Minerva Mulvain / The Sisters: Minerva |
Virginia Gibson | Niobe Mulvain / The Sisters: Niobe |
Nancy Kilgas | The Sisters: Aphrodite |
Dolores Starr | The Sisters: Calliope |
Jane Fischer | The Sisters: Medea |
Cecile Rogers | The Sisters: Ceres |
Edmund Purdom | Adam Calhorn Shaw |
Vic Damone | Johnny Nyle |
Louis Calhern | Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain / Grandpa Ulysses |
Directors
Writers
William Ludwig, Leonard Spigelgass, Charles Walters, Esther Williams
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jane Powell | Athena Mulvain / The Sisters: Athena |
Debbie Reynolds | Minerva Mulvain / The Sisters: Minerva |
Virginia Gibson | Niobe Mulvain / The Sisters: Niobe |
Nancy Kilgas | The Sisters: Aphrodite |
Dolores Starr | The Sisters: Calliope |
Jane Fischer | The Sisters: Medea |
Cecile Rogers | The Sisters: Ceres |
Edmund Purdom | Adam Calhorn Shaw |
Vic Damone | Johnny Nyle |
Louis Calhern | Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain / Grandpa Ulysses |
Evelyn Varden | Grandma Salome Mulvain |
Linda Christian | Beth Hallson |
Ray Collins | Mr. Tremaine |
Carl Benton Reid | Mr. Griswalde |
Howard Wendell | Mr. Grenville |
Henry Nakamura | Roy |
Steve Reeves | Ed Perkins |
Kathleen Freeman | Miss Seely |
Richard DuBois | Bill Nichols |
John Alban | Audience Member |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joe Pasternak | Producer |