Athena

As Adam Calhorn Shaw (Edmund Purdom) states early in the film "What a pleasant surprise" I cannot describe the film any better. The cast is top notch, there are some great songs, and the health nut sisters Athena Mulvain (Jane Powell) and Minerva Mulvain (Debbie Reynolds) supported by their fittest family members have their eyes set on two young men who although lack muscles and endurance, possess plenty of charisma.

This is a unique fun film that combines a story line of a vey ambitious family who believe in an organic healthy lifestyle and building muscles find themselves falling in love with two mere mortal men who their Grandpa Ulysses Mulvain initially disapproves of based on their unhealthy lifestyle.

The film combines song and dance with a bodybuilding competition that is suprisingly entertaining. Adding even more value is the always perky and talented Debbie Reynolds, and her big sister in the film Jane Powell. The film is in Eastman color by MGM,

There is a bit of jealousy involved in the plot and hearts may get broken but romance wins in the end. I give it a respectable 7 out of 10 IMDB rating.