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Kiss Me Kate 1953 Directed by George Sidney

Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , French , Italian
Gneres Comedy , Music , Romance
Production Companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Loew's Incorporated
Budget $1,981,000
Revenue $3,117,000
Release Date 26 November 1953
109 mins
Cast
Kathryn Grayson
Kathryn Grayson Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
Howard Keel
Howard Keel Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
Ann Miller
Ann Miller Lois Lane, "Bianca"
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn Lippy
Bobby Van
Bobby Van "Gremio"
Tommy Rall
Tommy Rall Bill Calhoun, "Lucentio"
James Whitmore
James Whitmore Slug
Kurt Kasznar
Kurt Kasznar "Baptista"
Bob Fosse
Bob Fosse "Hortensio"
Ron Randell
Ron Randell Cole Porter
Willard Parker
Willard Parker Tex Callaway
Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien Ralph
Claud Allister
Claud Allister Paul
Ann Codee
Ann Codee Suzanne
Carol Haney
Carol Haney Specialty Dancer
Jeanne Coyne
Jeanne Coyne Specialty Dancer
David Bair
David Bair Gregory (uncredited)
Herman Belmonte
Herman Belmonte Actor in Play (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Lulu Mae Bohrman Audience Member (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Ralph Brooks Audience Member (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Dick Cherney Actor in Play (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Gene Coogan Audience Member (uncredited)
Michael Dugan
Michael Dugan Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
Ted Eckelberry
Ted Eckelberry Nathaniel (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
Kay Garrett Audience Member (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Herschel Graham Audience Member (uncredited)
Maria Haro
Maria Haro Actress in Play (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris Audience Member (uncredited)
Al Haskell
Al Haskell Actor in Play (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
Bill Hickman Audience Member (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
Mitchell Lewis Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Wilbur Mack Audience Member (uncredited)
Maurice Marks
Maurice Marks Actor in Play (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Philo McCullough Audience Member (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
Hans Moebus Audience Member (uncredited)
Hermes Pan
Hermes Pan Sailor (uncredited)
Mitchell Rhein
Mitchell Rhein Actor in Play (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Stephen Soldi Actor in Play (uncredited)
William Tannen
William Tannen Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Crew
Director
George Sidney
George Sidney
Writer
Dorothy Kingsley
Dorothy Kingsley
Producer
Jack Cummings
Jack Cummings
Cinematography
Charles Rosher
Charles Rosher
Composer
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Editor
Ralph E. Winters
Ralph E. Winters
Sound
William Saracino
William Saracino
Original Writers
Sam Spewack
Sam Spewack
Bella Spewack
Bella Spewack
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Urie McCleary
Urie McCleary
Set Decoration
Richard Pefferle
Richard Pefferle
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
Costume Design
Walter Plunkett
Walter Plunkett
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
William Tuttle
Hairstylist
Sydney Guilaroff
Sydney Guilaroff
Music
Cole Porter
Cole Porter
Harry V. Lojewski
Harry V. Lojewski
Skip Martin
Skip Martin
Conrad Salinger
Conrad Salinger
Robert Franklyn
Robert Franklyn
Wally Heglin
Wally Heglin
Saul Chaplin
Saul Chaplin
André Previn
André Previn
Assistant Director
George Rhein
George Rhein