Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Kiss Me, Kate

  • TV Movie
  • 1958
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
69
YOUR RATING
Kiss Me, Kate (1958)
Musical

An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and a gangster looking for some money ow... Read allAn ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and a gangster looking for some money owed to them.An ex-husband and wife team star in a musical version of 'The Taming of the Shrew'; off-stage, the production is troublesome with ex-lovers' quarrels and a gangster looking for some money owed to them.

  • Director
    • George Schaefer
  • Writers
    • Sam Spewack
    • Bella Spewack
    • William Shakespeare
  • Stars
    • Alfred Drake
    • Patricia Morison
    • Julie Wilson
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    69
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Schaefer
    • Writers
      • Sam Spewack
      • Bella Spewack
      • William Shakespeare
    • Stars
      • Alfred Drake
      • Patricia Morison
      • Julie Wilson
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Photos

    Julie Wilson in Kiss Me, Kate (1958)
    Add photo

    Top cast

    Edit
    Alfred Drake
    Alfred Drake
    • Frederick Graham (Petruchio)
    Patricia Morison
    Patricia Morison
    • Lilli Vanessi (Kate)
    Julie Wilson
    Julie Wilson
    • Lois Lane (Bianca)
    Bill Hayes
    Bill Hayes
    • Bill Calhoun (Lucentio)
    Harvey Lembeck
    Harvey Lembeck
    • Gunman
    Jack Klugman
    Jack Klugman
    • Gunman
    Paul McGrath
    Paul McGrath
    • Harrison Howell
    Robinson Stone
    • Harry Trevor (Baptista)
    Lee Cass
    • Gromio
    Jerry Duane
    • Hortensio
    Eva Jessye
    • Hattie
    Lee Richardson
    Lee Richardson
    • Ralph
    Lorenzo Fuller
    • Paul
    • Director
      • George Schaefer
    • Writers
      • Sam Spewack
      • Bella Spewack
      • William Shakespeare
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Kiss Me Kate
    7.0
    Kiss Me Kate
    Kiss Me Kate
    8.8
    Kiss Me Kate
    Kiss Me Kate
    6.9
    Kiss Me Kate
    8.0
    Kiss Me Kate
    The House That Dripped Blood
    6.5
    The House That Dripped Blood
    Orthodox
    5.1
    Orthodox
    Night Drive
    5.6
    Night Drive
    Poor Cow
    6.8
    Poor Cow
    Never Let Go
    5.3
    Never Let Go
    Only You
    6.7
    Only You
    Song Without End
    6.0
    Song Without End
    Woman at War
    7.4
    Woman at War

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      This was the first "Hallmark Hall of Fame" program ever broadcast on videotape, and in color. It was never broadcast live.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

    User reviews4

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    An amazing surprise!
    I didn't know that this existed but I was surfing through the channels last night and this appeared (near the beginning). (The listings gave the cast of the 1953 film.) The kinescope is not in great shape but I did immediately recognize Alfred Drake and Patricia Morison who were absolutely authoritative in the parts that they originated on the Broadway stage. I also liked Bill Hayes as Bill Calhoun-Lucentio even though I missed the dancing of Harold Lang.

    (Updated 2018) It should be pointed out that Patricia Morison died only this year at the age of 103!!!

    I thought Klugman and Lembeck were fine as the educated thugs though not as good as Wynn and Whitmore were in the film. I was less enthused about Julie Wilson as Lois-Bianca.

    I got a big kick out of "Tom, Dick and Harry" even if it was better done in the film by Ann Miller (Cole was really incorrigible!!) and the backstage settings were satisfactory. But it's clear that Keel and Grayson were outshone in this version by the two original leads. (I saw the original production as a child.)

    Ed
    helpful•4
    0
    • standardmetal
    • Dec 2, 2003

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 20, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame: Kiss Me Kate (#8.2)
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
      • Milberg Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • IMDb Answers: Help fill gaps in our data
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.