The common myth is that kiss me kate played very few 3d engagements when it was first released. Howard keel and kathryn grayson star as famous broadway singing team who havent worked together since their acrimonious divorce. The story involves the production of a musical version of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew and the conflict on and offstage between fred graham, the shows director, producer, and star, and his leading lady, his exwife lilli vanessi. Read the full synopsis of kiss me kate, 1953, directed by george sidney, with kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, at turner classic movies. The story concerns a wily poet who talks his way out of trouble several times. Howard keel, ann miller, james whitmore, keenan wynn.
Bob fosses jazzy dancing scene from kiss me kate 1953 by unrayochacha1981 1. Howard keel, ann miller, james whitmore, keenan wynn fred and lilly 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. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer film adaptation of the broadway musical of the same name. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer film adaptation of the broadway musical of the same name inspired by the taming of the shrew, it tells the tale of musical theater actors fred graham and lilli vanessi, who were once married, and are now performing opposite each other in the roles of petruchio and katherine in a broadwaybound musical version of william shakespeares play. From this moment on cole porter, kiss me kate, 1953. It doesnt have much to do with kiss me, kate, but it would be a welcome addition to any movie musical. Hollywood has had an onagain, offagain affair with 3d since the medium first gained popularity in the 1950s. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of shakespeares taming of the shrew, but offstage the production is rife. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. Keel, collaborating with cole porter played by ron randell, plans to star in a musical.
Thomas edward tommy rall born december 27, 1929 is an american ballet dancer, tap dancer and acrobatic dancer who was a prominent featured player in 1950s musical comedies. Kiss me kate 1953 directed by george sidney genres comedy, musical subgenres musical comedy, backstage musical release date nov 26, 1953 usa unknown run time 109 min. Feb 26, 2016 scenes of kiss me kate 1953 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. I urge you, run, dont walk to the nearest video store and pray that they have kiss me kate. The movie itself is loosely based on the play, the taming of the. Inspired by the taming of the shrew, it tells the tale of musical theater actors fred graham and lilli vanessi, who were once married, and are now performing opposite each other in the roles of petruchio and katherine in a broadway bound musical version of william shakespeare s play. It was filmed in 3d but was not widely released in that format as it required special projection equipment and required the audience to wear eyestraining glasses.
From this moment on cole porter, kiss me kate, 1953 youtube. All the trivia you can handle about kiss me kate, 1953, directed by george sidney, with kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller. Find similar and related movies for kiss me kate 1953 george sidney on allmovie. Lili arrives, and after singing the love duet with fred, agrees to consider taking the role of katherine. He is best known for his acrobatic dancing in several classic musical films of the 1950s, including kiss me, kate as bill 1953, seven brides for seven brothers as frank 1954, invitation to the dance 1956, merry andrew as giacomo gallini 1958, and my sister eileen as chick 1955. Watch kiss me kate 1953 online free full movie sabtu, juli 20. Sep 30, 2015 brush up your shakespeare kiss me, kate. It was kathryn graysons last movie at mgm, and her penultimate feature film. 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. Cole porters kiss me kate is a musical within a musical altogether appropriate, since its source material, shakespeares the taming of the shrew, was a play within a play. It was actually intended for, but cut from, out of this world, the cole porter musical that followed kiss me, kate in 1950. Kismet is a musical adapted by charles lederer and luther davis from the 1911 play of the same name by edward knoblock, with lyrics and musical adaptation as well as some original music by robert wright and george forrest.
He later became a successful operatic tenor in the 1960s, making appearances with the opera company of boston, the new york city opera, and the american national opera company. Throughout late 1953 and early 1954, kate played most major cities in widescreen 3d and many subrun engagements as well. Dec 11, 2011 a superlative song from the 1953 mgm movie of kiss me kate, sung by kathryn grayson, and composed by the legendary cole porter. In a witty musicalwithinamusical of a playwithinaplay, composerlyricist cole porter ron randell stages a singinganddancing version of shakespeares the taming of the shrew. With kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, keenan wynn. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. For fans who want a complete kiss me, kate in color, pbs great performances captured the most recent london revival on dvd, starring the excellent brent barrett and rachel york. The 1953 kiss me kate was an inventive filming of the stage hit that was based on the shakespeare play the taming of the shrew. A musical extravaganza featuring the witty tunes of cole porter, kiss me kate 1953 is a remake of shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Golden oldie kiss me kate mightve been released way back in 1953, but its still one of the best 3d movies of all time.
The plot follows recently divorced actors who star in a broadway version of shrew and let their. Kiss me kate 1953 even though this movie was originally shown in theatres in 3d with special glasses provided, we are airing the flat version. Set behind the scenes of a spectacular broadway production of kiss me kate, this fetching musical concerns the tensions that erupt between former husband and wife fred graham howard. The music was mostly adapted from several pieces composed by alexander borodin. Inspired by the taming of the shrew, it tells the tale of. Written by samuel and bella spewack with a score by cole porter, kiss me kate took shakespeares the taming of the shrew 1593 and turned it into a backstage musical. Dorothy kingsley screenplay, sam spewack play, 2 more credits.
A superlative song from the 1953 mgm movie of kiss me kate, sung by kathryn grayson, and composed by the legendary cole porter. Kiss me, kate is a musical written by bella and samuel spewack with music and lyrics by cole porter. Currently, its off again and it seems theater audiences feel the same. Why 1953s kiss me kate is one of the best 3d movies. When i saw kiss me kate the movie the first time in 3d, im. From this moment on cole porter, kiss me kate, 1953 nikolaus thieme. It was successful both in the 3d version, as well as the conventional flat version that was more widely released. Jan 06, 2018 kiss me kate certainly wasnt the last of mgms big movie musicals, but the end was in sight. Fred and lilly 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. Nun darf er sein konnen in einem hollywoodfilm unter beweis stellen. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of shakespeares taming of the shrew, but offstage the production is rife exlovers quarrels and gangster lookinf for some money owed to them.
It featured an acclaimed cole porter score, and the cast included grayson, keel, ann miller, and keenan wynn. The movie, fluidly directed by george sidney a largely overlooked figure in the freed units stable of filmmakers, throws lots of crap in the audiences face, to be sure, but the most. Watch kiss me kate 1953 free online full streaming movie in hd director. A musical extravaganza featuring the witty tunes of cole porters kiss me kate 1953 is a remake of shakespeares the taming of the shrew. But before we get to the mgm film version, lets not forget the proliferation of provincial and amateur productions that began in 1952 after the rights were released, and which now continued while the movie was being made. Kiss me kate 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Jan 06, 2003 the mgm film version of cole porters kiss me kate was released in 1953. In early 1954 the old empire, leicester square in london, then the west ends biggest and finest cinema, was where kiss me. Kiss me kate premiered on broadway in 1948 to immediate acclaim. In early 1954 the old empire, leicester square in london, then the west. Its score is a thing of beauty, ever witty and gorgeous, rewarding me each time i listen to it. Any account of kiss me kate in 1953 will necessarily be dominated by one production. Independently published, it was already on its way to becoming a standard when it was inserted here. Sep 10, 2017 any account of kiss me kate in 1953 will necessarily be dominated by one production but before we get to the mgm film version, lets not forget the proliferation of provincial and amateur productions that began in 1952 after the rights were released, and which now continued while the movie was being made. When i saw kiss me kate the movie the first time in 3d, im pretty spoiled many years later, i was taken aback by the changes even.
Despite the abbreviations, this production is a million times more entertaining than the ridiculously sanitized mgm cinemascope and color 1953 movie version. At his new york apartment, actor fred graham and composer cole porter discuss plans to recruit freds exwife, actress lili vanessi, to star in their new show, kiss me kate, a musical version of william shakespeares the taming of the shrew. I read that howard keel wanted to perform this role on stage for a few months before making the movie so he could really get the part down right for film, but the studio would not give him the time. Find composition details, parts movement information and albums that contain performances of kiss me kate, film score 1953 on allmusic. And george sidneys film of it is wonderful too, despite the bowdlerization of a lot of the original lyrics. Sep 20, 2019 golden oldie kiss me kate mightve been released way back in 1953, but its still one of the best 3d movies of all time. The mgm film version of cole porters kiss me kate was released in 1953. Which film with a number digit in the title do you like best. One of the greatest broadway musicals of all time comes to the screen in this starstudded adaptation of kiss me kate.
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