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Kiss Me, Kate

  • TV Movie
  • 19581958
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
67
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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.
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
67
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • George Schaefer
  • Writers
    • Sam Spewack
    • Bella Spewack
    • William Shakespeare(based on stage play "Taming of the Shrew")
  • Stars
    • Alfred Drake
    • Patricia Morison
    • Julie Wilson
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Schaefer
  • Writers
    • Sam Spewack
    • Bella Spewack
    • William Shakespeare(based on stage play "Taming of the Shrew")
  • Stars
    • Alfred Drake
    • Patricia Morison
    • Julie Wilson
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Julie Wilson in Kiss Me, Kate (1958)
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    Alfred Drake
    Alfred Drake
    • Frederick Graham (Petruchio)as Frederick Graham (Petruchio)
    Patricia Morison
    Patricia Morison
    • Lilli Vanessi (Kate)as Lilli Vanessi (Kate)
    Julie Wilson
    Julie Wilson
    • Lois Lane (Bianca)as Lois Lane (Bianca)
    Bill Hayes
    Bill Hayes
    • Bill Calhoun (Lucentio)as Bill Calhoun (Lucentio)
    Harvey Lembeck
    Harvey Lembeck
    • Gunmanas Gunman
    Jack Klugman
    Jack Klugman
    • Gunmanas Gunman
    Paul McGrath
    Paul McGrath
    • Harrison Howellas Harrison Howell
    Robinson Stone
    • Harry Trevor (Baptista)as Harry Trevor (Baptista)
    Lee Cass
    • Gromioas Gromio
    Jerry Duane
    • Hortensioas Hortensio
    Eva Jessye
    • Hattieas Hattie
    Lee Richardson
    Lee Richardson
    • Ralphas Ralph
    Lorenzo Fuller
    • Paulas Paul
    • Director
      • George Schaefer
    • Writers
      • Sam Spewack
      • Bella Spewack
      • William Shakespeare(based on stage play "Taming of the Shrew")
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    Storyline

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    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.
    • broadway musical
    • based on stage musical based on stage play
    • based on stage musical
    • backstage
    • filmed play
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    • Genre
      • Musical
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    Did you know

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    • 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

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    Top review
    8/10
    A preserved treasure
    For those aged among us who might have seen Alfred Drake on stage this preserved Hallmark Hall Of Fame tape is a real treat. It is a filmed record of Drake in on of his most acclaimed starring roles, that of Fred Graham in Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate.

    Doubly important it is a filmed record of Drake's Broadway leading lady in her career role as Graham's estranged wife Lilli Vanessi. Before she did Kiss Me Kate on Broadway, Patricia Morison did a lot of potboiler B films with no clue to the talent she possessed. She must have and we can be grateful that we have a filmed record of her as well.

    Some of the numbers Cole Porter wrote have been eliminated, but the plot which mixes the bacstage drama with a musical comedy performance of The Taming Of The Shrerw in a real treat. In a couple of spots the dialog is updated to reflect the Eisenhower as opposed to the Truman years.

    Kiss Me Kate given its source is a real challenge for players. In the case of Alfred Drake he had a classical theater background as well as a great musical comedy voice which made him the perfect lead.

    Arthur Freed at MGM did a grand job with the film of Kiss Me Kate. But we are so lucky to have this filmed record of the two original leads.
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    Details

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    • 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
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    Technical specs

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

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