Kiss Me Kate
movie
Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!
Released November 26, 1953
Overview
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.
Cast
Kathryn Grayson
as
Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
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
Crew
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Sam Spewack
as
Theatre Play
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Bella Spewack
as
Theatre Play
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Dorothy Kingsley
as
Screenplay
William Shakespeare
as
Theatre Play
George Sidney
as
Director
Cole Porter
as
Songs
Charles Rosher
as
Director of Photography
Jack Cummings
as
Producer
Ralph E. Winters
as
Editor
Bob Fosse
as
Choreographer
Hermes Pan
as
Choreographer
Walter Plunkett
as
Costume Design