Kurt Weill’s Broadway musical One Touch of Venus transferred to Hollywood in 1948.
But the delicacy of ‘Speak Low’ was way beyond the capcity of its female lead.
Eileen Wilson did the singing while Ava moved hips and lips.
Why, even the composer could sing it.
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