Kiss Me Kate

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Categories: Music, Comedy, Romance
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1953-11-26
Run time: 109 minute / 1:49
Budget: $1,981,000
Revenue: $3,117,000
Director: George Sidney
Writer: Dorothy Kingsley
Production Companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated
Production Country: United States of America

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Kathryn Grayson
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
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
David Bair
as Gregory (uncredited)
Herman Belmonte
as Actor in Play (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
as Actor in Play (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Michael Dugan
as Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
Ted Eckelberry
as Nathaniel (uncredited)
Kay Garrett
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Maria Haro
as Actress in Play (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Al Haskell
as Actor in Play (uncredited)
Bill Hickman
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Mitchell Lewis
as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Maurice Marks
as Actor in Play (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Hermes Pan
as Sailor (uncredited)
Mitchell Rhein
as Actor in Play (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
as Actor in Play (uncredited)
William Tannen
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Writing
Sam Spewack Theatre Play
Bella Spewack Theatre Play
William Shakespeare Theatre Play
Dorothy Kingsley Screenplay

Directing
George Sidney Director

Sound
Cole Porter Songs

Production
Jack Cummings Producer

Camera
Charles Rosher Director of Photography

Editing
Ralph E. Winters Editor

Crew
Bob Fosse Choreographer
Hermes Pan Choreographer

Costume & Make-Up
Walter Plunkett Costume Design
William Tuttle Makeup Designer

Art
Urie McCleary Art Direction

Sound
Conrad Salinger Orchestrator

Art
Edwin B. Willis Set Decoration
Richard Pefferle Set Decoration

Directing
George Rhein Assistant Director

Sound
Skip Martin Orchestrator

Costume & Make-Up
Sydney Guilaroff Hairstylist

Sound
Saul Chaplin Music Director

Art
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction

Sound
André Previn Music Director
Cole Porter Music

Crew
Warren Newcombe Special Effects

Sound
Bobby Tucker Vocal Coach
Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision

Writing
Cole Porter Lyricist

Editing
Alvord Eiseman Color Timer

Production
Charles Levin Unit Manager

Crew
Lillian Burns Dialogue Coach

Art
Mentor Huebner Production Illustrator

Sound
Robert Franklyn Orchestrator
Wally Heglin Orchestrator
William Saracino Sound Mixer
Harry V. Lojewski Music Supervisor
Harry V. Lojewski Vocal Coach

Crew
Alex Romero Choreographer

Sound
Cole Porter Original Music Composer





















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