Fans of vintage 3d will have reason to celebrate with this outstanding bluray 3d presentation of kiss me kate, one of the most prestigious productions of the 1950s 3d boom. 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. Bigger, better blushiner than the famed broadway smash hit. 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. Vintage musical fans who are not 3d equipped will be treated to a high definition kiss me kate that corrects framing errors from the prior dvd release. Howard keel and kathryn grayson star as famous broadway singing team who havent worked together since their acrimonious divorce. Cd, album tcm turner classic movies music, tcm turner classic movies music, emi 7243 8 54538 2 3, cdodean 25. Shakespeares timeless comedy taming of the shrew serves as the basis for this musical adaptation of the cole porter broadway smash. 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. The intertitle kiss me, kate references the famous musical bearing the same name and the 1953 oscar nominated film, directed by george sidney. Kiss me, kate act two, too darn hotshrew entracte by thetimewarp3000. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well. Kiss me kate original soundtrack recording 1965, vinyl.
A musical extravaganza featuring the witty tunes of cole porter, kiss me kate 1953 is a remake of shakespeares the taming of the shrew. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of the taming of the shrew. One of the greatest broadway musicals of all time comes to the screen in this starstudded adaptation of kiss me kate. Watch kiss me kate full movie in hd visit fred and lilly are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together b. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of shakespeares taming of the shrew, but offstage the production is rife exlovers. Kiss me kate is the perfect example how 3d media can be an intelligent test in order to improve the quality and effects of a good script and not as a circus entertainment without sense. Kiss me, kate is a musical written by bella and samuel spewack with music and lyrics by cole porter. A secondary romance concerns lois lane, the actress playing. Kiss me kate 1953 full movie download full hd youtube. 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.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Kiss me kate premiered on broadway in 1948 to immediate acclaim. Kiss me kate always true to you in my fashion new broadway cast by bekpuro. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer film adaptation of the 1948 broadway musical of the same name. One of my absolute favorite scenes from the 1953 film, kiss me kate, starring howard keel and kathryn grayson. Mgms dvd of kiss me kate is a bright new transfer with a wonderful remixed track and a separate musiconly track, for those who want to hear saul chaplins interstitial music, but savant was confused by the framing. Kiss me, kate poznat i kao poljubi me, kato je mjuzikl iz 1948. 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. 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.
Enter kiss me kate, an adaptation of the taming of the shrew which is a lot less femalefriendly than its 90s adaptation, 10 things i. The common myth is that kiss me kate played very few 3d engagements when it was first released. A star is unborn 1994 tv episode one of the characters watches this film on tv, and a song from it is heard. Keel, collaborating with cole porter played by ron randell, plans to star in a musical. Kmk turns shakespeare from high school drudgery into memorable toetapping merriment. Kate hudson and james franco seen filming scenes for their new film good people in east. 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. Kiss me kate the correct movie excreted by metrogoldwynmayer mgm, who have a description of the movie is 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.
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. Released june 11th, 1991, kiss me kate stars kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, bobby van the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Kiss me kate, poster, howard keel, kathryn grayson, 1953. 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. Kiss me kate 1991 stream and watch online moviefone. Childrens parties, social and corporate events, kiss me kate events is a boutique event styling company specialising in customised and. Kiss me, kate on dvdbluray 1953 broadway on video database. Kiss me kate 1953 mgm film musical with kathryn grayson.
Kiss me kate 1953 british board of film classification. Howard keel kismet, tvs dallas and kathryn grayson show boat, anchors aweigh star as a married couple whose stage roles become involved in their real lives. Kiss me kate 1953 remember a while back when we talked about how my fair lady had pretty much no redeeming qualities from a feminist perspective. The plot follows recently divorced actors who star in a broadway version of shrew and let their personal drama spill onto the stage. New restoration 1953, george sidney theyll tap into your lap. Lets say that kiss me kate is the true theatrical 3d experience. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of the. Other good examples are house of wax and the creature of black lagoon. Kiss me kate music from the original motion picture. Kiss me kate soundtrack cd details and availability. With its charming score, clever lyrics who else would rhyme heinous with coriolanus. Throughout late 1953 and early 1954, kate played most major cities in widescreen 3d and many subrun engagements as well. Directors george sidney cast includes howard keel, kathryn grayson, ann miller, keenan wynn, bobby van, tommy rall. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
Exspouses howard keel and kathryn grayson reunite for a tempestuous showwithinthemovie staging of shakespeares taming of the shrew, in mgmization of the cole porter musical a stereoscopic songanddance fest featuring bobby van, highoctane young dancer bob fosse, and too darn. 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. Kiss me, kate revival, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city jan 8, 1952 and played through jan, 1952. Musicals k kiss me, kate musical 1948 popular musicals more. Kiss me kate 1953 crippled by television and desperate to get butts back into seats, 1953 was the year of 3d movies. It is based on shakespeares the taming of the shrew. The mgm film version of cole porters kiss me kate was released in 1953. Kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, keenan wynn, james whitmore country. Dec 7 1953, jan 19 1983, oct 17 1993 the reason the showing of kiss me kate in three dimensions at the broadway theater currently is setting new records for 3d audiences is demonstrated by this family group picture. Kiss me kate 1953 kiss me kate 1953 opening credits typography the end. With kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, keenan wynn. 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.
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