Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

109 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 26, 1953

Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night.

Kiss Me Kate

109 mins | Comedy, Romance, Music | Nov. 26, 1953

Kiss Me Kate
Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's
Original title Kiss Me Kate
Directors George Rhein, George Sidney
Writers Cole Porter, Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack, Dorothy Kingsley, William Shakespeare

Cast

Kathryn Grayson

as Lilli Vanessi / Katherine "Kate"

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

Claud Allister

as Paul

Ann Codee

as Suzanne

Carol Haney

as Specialty Dancer

Jeanne Coyne

as Specialty Dancer

Hermes Pan

as Sailor (uncredited)