Kiss Me, Kate (1953)

  • NR
  • 11/05/1953 (US)
  • Music, Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 49m

The Greatest of All Great MGM MUsicals... Bigger, Better Blushin-er than the famed Broadway Smash Hit

Overview

A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.

George Sidney

Director

Dorothy Kingsley

Screenplay

Cast

Kathryn Grayson's headshot

Kathryn Grayson

Lilli Vanessi / Katherine "Kate"
Howard Keel's headshot

Howard Keel

Fred Graham / Petruchio
Ann Miller's headshot

Ann Miller

Lois Lane / Bianca
Keenan Wynn's headshot

Keenan Wynn

Lippy
Bobby Van's headshot

Bobby Van

'Gremio'
Tommy Rall's headshot

Tommy Rall

Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
James Whitmore's headshot

James Whitmore

Slug
Kurt Kasznar's headshot

Kurt Kasznar

'Baptista'

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