Athena (1954 film)

Athena
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard Thorpe
Written byWilliam Ludwig
Leonard Spigelgass
Produced byJoe Pasternak
StarringJane Powell
Edmund Purdom
Debbie Reynolds
Vic Damone
Louis Calhern
Linda Christian
Evelyn Varden
Ray Collins
CinematographyRobert H. Planck
Edited byGene Ruggiero
Music byHugh Martin
Ralph Blane
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • November 4, 1954 (1954-11-04)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,443,000
Box office$1,880,000

Athena is a 1954 American romantic musical comedy film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Jane Powell, Edmund Purdom, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Louis Calhern, Steve Reeves, and Evelyn Varden. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

The film tells the story of an old-fashioned conservative lawyer who falls in love with a daughter from a family of fitness fanatics.