tt0045963 Kiss Me Kate (1953)Director : George Sidney

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Genre : Comedy, Musical, Romance

Cast : : , Kathryn Grayson as Lilli Vanessi 'Katharine' , Howard Keel as Fred Graham 'Petruchio' , Ann Miller as Lois Lane 'Bianca' , Keenan Wynn as Lippy , Bobby Van as 'Gremio' , Tommy Rall as Bill Calhoun 'Lucentio' , James Whitmore as Slug , Kurt Kasznar as 'Baptista' , Bob Fosse as 'Hortensio' , Ron Randell as Cole Porter , Willard Parker as Tex Callaway , Dave O'Brien as Ralph , Claud Allister as Paul , Ann Codee as Suzanne , Carol Haney as Specialty Dancer

Plot : Fred also Lilly are a divorced partners of actors who are took united by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew… more |

Run Time : 109 min

Country : USA

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Language : English

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Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia : Several of the Broadway stanzas were gauged more than usually “spicy” because a film. For instance, “according to the Kinsey Report” was shifted to “according to the weather conditions report” inside the song, “Too Darn Hot”, with a verse containing bawdy puns was overlooked loves “Brush Up Your Shakespeare”.

Goofs : Factual errors: At the span he wrote this musical, aloof from human being a healthy man, Cole Porter was a wheelchair-bound cripple who needful incessant curative care. His legs undergone been conquered inside a riding misfortune whilst the horse reduced on him.

Tag Lines : THE FAMED STAGE HIT…NOW A BIG COLORFUL MUSICAL!
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MGM presents Hollywood's first important BIG MUSICAL in 3-D on our Panoramic Screen with MIRACLOUS STEREOPHONIC SOUND! COLOR, too!
The Greatest of All Great MGM MUsicals… Bigger, Better Blushin-er than the famed Broadway Smash Hit

Plot Summary : Fred plus Lilly are a divorced twosome of actors who are chattered united by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the twosome seem to behavior plenty appreciate the natures they play. A clash on the prospect middle of the night threatens the production, furthermore two thugs who withstand the incorrect information that Fred owes their manager currency plus put into effect staying afterwards to him the entirety night.

Composer <a href="/name/nm0006234/">Cole Porter</a> with director Fred Graham, who is as well to famous person since Petruchio, speak legendary actress/singer Lilli Vanessi to play around the woman folk lead, Katherine, inside Porter’s greenhorn the rostrum concatenation "Kiss Me, Kate", a musical translation of the <a href="/name/nm0000636/">William Shakespeare</a> comedy "The Taming of the Shrew". Talking Lilli into doing therefore is to a certain extent a feat viewing that Fred is her ex-husband along furthermore whom she parted on not therefore okay expressions a per annum earlier, with that Fred has bracket Lois Lane, his greenhorn girlfriend, inside the role of Katherine’s sister, Bianca. Lois, however, is major via Fred since she is secretly viewing Bill Calhoun, bracket since Lucentio, one amongst Bianca’s suitors. The relationship between Fred with Lilli adjust for the duration of rehearsals, on chance middle of the night prior the curtain operates unsleeping with yet on the rostrum on chance middle of the night that mimics the tale of the play. In turn, whatsoever happens on the rostrum has to correct on the perceptual whims of the two leads. Thrown into the mishmash are Tex Callaway, Lilli’s on-again/off over again sheep wealthy person fiancé, with two gangsters who’ve follow to the arena to pile up on a betting debt with won’t exit the the rostrum inside bid to protect their boss’ greenhorn investment.

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