Kiss Me Kate

Overview

In this filmization of Cole Porter's musical, Howard Keel and Kathryn Grayson star as a Broadway singing team who haven't worked together since their divorce. Keel, collaborating with Cole Porter, plans to star in a musical version of Taming of the Shrew, knowing that only Grayson should play the tempestuous Katherine.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2020
UPC:	0883929727391
Original Release:	1953
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:50:00
Sales rank:	18,958

Special Features

Ann Miller Hosts Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot Music-Only Track; Vintage Documentary Short Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Kathryn Grayson	Lilli Vanessi/Katherine
Howard Keel	Fred Graham/Petruchio
Ann Miller	Lois Lane/Bianca
Tommy Rall	Bill Calhoun/Lucentio
Bobby Van	Gremio
Keenan Wynn	Lippy
James Whitmore	Slug
Bob Fosse	Hortensio
Kurt Kasznar	Baptista
Ron Randell	Cole Porter
Willard Parker	Tex Callaway
Dave O'Brien	Ralph
Claud Allister	Paul
Ann Codee	Suzanne
Carol Haney	Specialty Dancer
Jeanne Coyne	Specialty Dancer
Hermes Pan	Specialty Sailor Dance
Ted Eckelberry	Nathaniel
Mitchell Lewis	Stage Doorman
André Previn	Composer
Conrad Salinger	Composer

Technical Credits

Dorothy Kingsley

George Sidney	Director
Dorothy Kingsley	Screenwriter
Jack Cummings	Producer
Warren Newcombe	Special Effects

Editorial Reviews

Adapted with MGM panache, the screen version of Cole Porter's hit Broadway musical shares all the wit and brightness of the original's showbiz interpretation of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, and it added a brief yet pivotal moment in movie musical history. With its score of such Porter classics as "Brush Up Your Shakespeare," "Too Darn Hot," and "So in Love" performed by a top-drawer MGM cast including Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, and Keenan Wynn, Kiss Me Kate was already a can't-miss proposition. In addition, a Porter song lifted from another show became a vital debut for a new choreographer. Among the three short pas de deux in "From This Moment On," young dancer Bob Fosse's self-composed moves with Carol Haney introduced Fosse's innovative, sinuous dance style to movies, preparing the way for his future screen work in The Pajama Game (1957), Sweet Charity (1969), and Cabaret (1972). Although it was shot in 3-D, Kiss Me Kate was released flat, as the technological fad had petered out. It has since been re-released in the original 3-D, taking full advantage of Keel's and Grayson's raucous fights and Miller's seductive scarf.