Kiss Me Kate (1953)

109 min · Dance Film, Musical, Romantic Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy

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Directors

George Sidney

Cast

Howard Keel, Kathryn Grayson, Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse, Bobby Van, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore

The story

Fred Graham and Lilli Vanessi, a divorced couple, meet at Fred's New York apartment to hear Cole Porter perform the score for Kiss Me Kate, his musical version of The Taming of the Shrew, to be directed by Fred. Cole Porter plays the song "So In Love" to both Fred and Lilli, who love the song, despite the fact that Lilli distances herself from Fred. Lois Lane arrives to audition for the Bianca role ("Too Darn Hot").

Catalogue themes and tags

Applause, Backstage, Bouquet, Costume, Curtain, Female Dancer, Fiancée, Kiss, Man-Woman-Relationship, Mistake in Person, Premiere, Sample, Schulden, Stage, Waltz, Zwietracht, Romantic comedy, Romance Film, Musical, Comedy, Filmed Play

Genres

Dance Film, Musical, Romantic Comedy, musical film, romantic comedy

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