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Kiss Me Kate

  • 1953
  • Approved
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
7.1K
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Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Theatrical Trailer
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Romantic ComedyScrewball ComedyComedyMusicalRomance

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 two gangsters looking for some money... 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 two gangsters 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 two gangsters looking for some money owed to them.

  • Director
    • George Sidney
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Kingsley
    • Sam Spewack
    • Bella Spewack
  • Stars
    • Kathryn Grayson
    • Howard Keel
    • Ann Miller
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    7.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Kingsley
      • Sam Spewack
      • Bella Spewack
    • Stars
      • Kathryn Grayson
      • Howard Keel
      • Ann Miller
    • 91User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 nominations total

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    Trailer 3:22
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    Photos53

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    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
    • Gregory
    • (uncredited)
    Herman Belmonte
    • Actor in Play
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Sidney
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Kingsley
      • Sam Spewack
      • Bella Spewack
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In supplemental information on the DVD mention is made that Keenan Wynn and James Whitmore neglected to rehearse their "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" number more than once or twice because they thought it was silly. When it came time to shoot it they made numerous fumbles and mistakes which the director thought was on purpose. He later complimented them on making it look like something a couple of thugs would perform. They never told him the truth.
    • Goofs
      At 00:44:30 during the "Tom Dick and Harry" number, Bobby Van (in the purple suit) trips on Bob Fosse (in the red suit) and breaks character and looks towards the camera and crew as if waiting for the director to yell "cut". This occurs to the right of the screen.
    • Quotes

      Baptista: Wonder of wonders, a gentleman in Verona desires you in marriage.

      Katherine: Then he best go back there.

    • Alternate versions
      Originally filmed in 3-D (which explains why characters are constantly throwing things directly at the camera).
    • Connections
      Featured in That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      So in Love
      (uncredited)

      Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter

      Sung by Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel

    User reviews91

    Featured review
    7/10

    End of an era for Grayson (and for MGM)

    This was the last of the six movies that Kathryn Grayson made with Howard Keel, her favorite costar. And it's the last movie she would make for MGM (she'd make one more movie, for Paramount three years later, which is best left a forgotten footnote in film history). Not only are the Cole Porter songs in "Kate" great, but the dancing from one of my favorites of all time, Ann Miller, is also quite exceptional. And like always, the chemistry is there between Grayson and Keel. By this point, MGM musicals were on the downside slope of the bell curve, but this one was still well worth the effort. A solid 7/10.
    • dfloro
    • Aug 11, 2021
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    • Release date
      • November 26, 1953 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Küß mich, Kätchen!
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Loew's
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    • Budget
      • $1,981,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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