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. 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 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. Siskoid the 1953 film adaptation of the the broadway hit kiss me kate no comma is a perfectly amusing musical in which a pair of exspouses play opposite one another in a production of a taming of the shrew musical, which is pleasantly meta and i think sort of justifies the cast sometimes looking into camera or throwing stuff at it to create a 3d experience yep, it was. Keel, collaborating with cole porter played by ron randell, plans to star. Starring kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, and keenan wynn. She wouldnt appear in another until 1956s the vagabond king at paramount, which also makes kiss me kate her last hit. 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. Howard keel, ann miller, james whitmore, keenan wynn. Kiss me kate 1953 crippled by television and desperate to get butts back into seats, 1953 was the year of 3d movies. 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.
Written by samuel and bella spewack with a score by cole porter, kiss. 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. 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. Read the full synopsis of kiss me kate, 1953, directed by george sidney, with kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, at turner classic movies. Cd, album tcm turner classic movies music, tcm turner classic movies music, emi 7243 8 54538 2 3, cdodean 25. From this moment on cole porter, kiss me kate, 1953. Kiss me kate 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Kiss me, kate trailer chichester festival theatre by chichester festival theatre. 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. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of shakespeares taming of the shrew, but offstage the production is rife. 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. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters.
Inspired by the taming of the shrew, it tells the tale of. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. An actor staging the taming of the shrew finds life imitating art as he falls for the female leadhis exwife. 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. Set behind the scenes of a spectacular broadway production of kiss me kate, this fetching musical concerns the tensions.
A musical extravaganza featuring the witty tunes of cole porter, kiss me kate 1953 is a remake of shakespeares the taming of the shrew. Kiss me kate music from the original motion picture. The intertitle kiss me, kate references the famous musical bearing the same name and the 1953 oscar nominated film, directed by george sidney. Even though this movie was originally shown in theatres in 3d with special glasses provided, we are airing the flat 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.
Cole porters classic musical version of the taming of the shrew done as a film with mgms best production values. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Why 1953s kiss me kate is one of the best 3d movies. Talking lilli into doing so is quite a feat seeing that fred is her exhusband with whom she parted on not so good terms a year earlier, and that fred has cast lois lane, his new girlfriend, in the role. Watch kiss me kate 1953 free online full streaming movie in hd. George sidneys terrific film adaptation of the popular broadway musical derived from taming of the shrew underwent a lot of cleaning up.
The plot follows recently divorced actors who star in a broadway version of shrew and let their personal drama spill onto. For that entire year, nearly every bigbudget production tried their hand at throwing things in the audiences face in. For that entire year, nearly every bigbudget production tried their hand at throwing things in the audiences face in the hopes of enticing them to buy a ticket. Fred and lilly are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by cole porter who has written a musical version of. Currently, its off again and it seems theater audiences feel the same. 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. Ive come to wive it wealthily in padua howard keel kiss me kate. 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 effective moments of depth are the closeups and medium shots, where i was constantly wowed by the strange spectacle of huge, colour, moving, realistic heads and shoulders in living three dimensions. From this moment on cole porter, kiss me kate, 1953 youtube. Gallery of movie poster and cover images for kiss me kate 1953. Composer cole porter and director fred graham, who is also to star as petruchio, talk legendary actresssinger lilli vanessi to play the female lead, katherine, in porters new stage production kiss me, kate, a musical translation of the william shakespeare comedy the taming of the shrew. Jan 06, 2018 kiss me kate certainly wasnt the last of mgms big movie musicals, but the end was in sight. Kiss me kate 1953 tt0045963 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 1953 even though this movie was originally shown in theatres in 3d with special glasses provided, we are airing the flat version. Despite the abbreviations, this production is a million times more entertaining than the ridiculously sanitized mgm cinemascope and color 1953 movie version. Jun 08, 2016 kiss me kate 1953 crippled by television and desperate to get butts back into seats, 1953 was the year of 3d movies. Lili arrives, and after singing the love duet with fred, agrees to consider taking the role of katherine. One of the greatest broadway musicals of all time comes to the screen in this starstudded adaptation of kiss me kate. 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.
Watch kiss me kate 1953 online free full movie sabtu, juli 20. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of the taming of the shrew. 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. Buy kiss me kate movie posters from movie poster shop. 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.
A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well. Cole porter, howard keel, kathryn grayson kiss me kate 1953 film soundtrack music. 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. Dorothy kingsley screenplay, sam spewack play, 2 more credits. With kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, keenan wynn. It was successful both in the 3d version, as well as the conventional flat version that was more widely released. A star is unborn 1994 tv episode one of the characters watches this film on tv, and a song from it is heard. 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. Jan 06, 2003 the mgm film version of cole porters kiss me kate was released in 1953. Bob fosses jazzy dancing scene from kiss me kate 1953. One of the greatest broadway musicals of all time comes to the screen in this star studded adaptation of kiss me kate. Kiss me, kate is a musical written by bella and samuel spewack with music and lyrics by cole porter. Brush up your shakespeare kiss me kate 1953 movie version by marco.
The mgm film version of cole porters kiss me kate was released in 1953. Kiss me kate premiered on broadway in 1948 to immediate acclaim. 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. 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. Siskoid the 1953 film adaptation of the the broadway hit kiss me kate no comma is a perfectly amusing musical in which a pair of exspouses play opposite one another in a production of a taming of the shrew musical, which is pleasantly meta and i think sort of justifies the cast sometimes looking into camera or throwing stuff at it to create a 3d experience yep, it was filmed in wall. It was kathryn graysons last movie at mgm, and her penultimate feature film. Hollywood has had an onagain, offagain affair with 3d since the medium first gained popularity in the 1950s. Howard keel and kathryn grayson star as famous broadway singing team who havent worked together since their acrimonious divorce.
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