Kiss Me Kate
“Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!”
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.
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Cast
39 people
Kathryn Grayson
Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
Known for
Anchors Aweigh
Show Boat
Howard Keel
Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
Known for
Dallas
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Ann Miller
Lois Lane, "Bianca"
Known for
Mulholland Drive
On the Town
Keenan Wynn
Lippy
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Once Upon a Time in the West
Bobby Van
"Gremio"
Also in
Doomsday Machine
Lost Horizon
Tommy Rall
Bill Calhoun, "Lucentio"
Known for
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Pennies from Heaven
James Whitmore
Slug
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
Planet of the Apes
Kurt Kasznar
"Baptista"
Known for
Land of the Giants
Casino Royale
Bob Fosse
"Hortensio"
Known for
The Little Prince
Ron Randell
Cole Porter
Known for
King of Kings
Willard Parker
Tex Callaway
Known for
The Earth Dies Screaming
Dave O'Brien
Ralph
Known for
Tell Your Children
The Devil Bat
George Sidney Director · Dorothy Kingsley Screenplay William Shakespeare Author
Worldwide gross $3.1M · Budget $2M · United States release November 26, 1953
Box office
Budget
$1,981,000
Worldwide gross
$3,117,000
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Italian
Release dates
United States · November 5, 1953
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · November 26, 1953
Theatrical
United States · April 22, 2003
Physical · DVD
United States
March 3, 2015 · Physical · Blu-ray
Austria
September 1, 1954 · Theatrical
France
November 11, 1955 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 26, 1953 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 22, 1954 · Theatrical
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