Kiss me kate was mgm first 3d movie, by the time the 3d craze had almost. Jan 06, 2018 kiss me kate premiered on broadway in 1948 to immediate acclaim. It was shown in dualprojector format which resulted in a clear, bright picture. Sophisticated, romantic and delightfully hilarious, kiss me, kate boasts a. 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. Jul 14, 20 shakespeares timeless comedy taming of the shrew serves as the basis for this musical adaptation of the cole porter broadway smash. Cast includes howard keel, kathryn grayson, ann miller, keenan wynn, bobby van, tommy rall. Print and download i hate men sheet music from kiss me kate. An exhusband and wife team star in a musical version of the.
Bigger, better blushiner than the famed broadway smash hit. Kmk turns shakespeare from high school drudgery into memorable toetapping merriment. 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. I hate men from kiss me kate sheet music in f major. Kiss me, kate is a musical written by bella and samuel spewack with music and lyrics by cole porter. I am lucky to have seen a beautiful print of kiss me kate shown in 3d at the stanford theater in palo alto in june of 2000. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer film adaptation of the broadway musical of the same name. Kiss me kate original soundtrack recording 1965, vinyl.
Kiss me kate is a textbook musical that works on all levels. With kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, keenan wynn. The man knew how to handle colour, and kiss me kate is a thick slice of fifties decor. 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. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections. The common myth is that kiss me kate played very few 3d engagements when it was first released. 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. Kiss me, kate is a 1948 tonyawardwinning musical with music and lyrics by cole porter. Kiss me kate soundtrack cd details and availability. Much like the band wagon and singin in the rain, its a film about show business what was with the early 50s. 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 hate about you. Kiss me kate always true to you in my fashion new broadway cast by bekpuro.
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. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. Kiss me kate 1953 mgm film musical with kathryn grayson. Also like those films, it features parts of the show and backstage drama. Kiss me kate 1953 british board of film classification. Kiss me kate by george sidney george sidney, kathryn grayson. Howard keel and kathryn grayson star as famous broadway singing team who havent worked together since their acrimonious divorce. Originally done in 3d, kiss me kate is shock full of great songs and some of the best lyrics ever heard. Subtitles searchable search, download, and request subtitles for kiss me kate in any language. Kiss me kate, featuring shakespeares taming of the shrew as a show within the show, has up to 36 performers on the stage, three. Too darn hot, tom dick or harry, why cant you behave, always true to you in my fashion, and from this moment on to a lesser degree belong to her. 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 premiered on broadway in 1948 to immediate acclaim. Kiss me kate stuns in this playful, vibrant striptease that transports the audience to a romantic parisian night in the modglam 50s.
Kiss me kate full movie watch online, stream or download chili. 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. Kiss me kate 1953 full movie download full hd youtube. For those of us growing up in the 50s, most of the songs from this musical are familiar hits, including wunderbar, from this moment on, always true to you, and so in love. French musette, strings, violin sound, acousticelectric piano combination. A french professor secretly leads a band of desert freedom fighters. Kiss me kate subtitles download movie and tv series. Kiss me kate 1953 crippled by television and desperate to get butts back into seats, 1953 was the year of 3d movies. 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.
Throughout late 1953 and early 1954, kate played most major cities in widescreen 3d and many subrun engagements as well. I urge you, run, dont walk to the nearest video store and pray that they have kiss me kate. In early 1954 the old empire, leicester square in london, then the west ends biggest and finest cinema, was where kiss me kate was shown in 3d. Finally, the kiss me kate script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie based on the musical play, with all the lyrics and whatnot. 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. The 3d was accomplished with gray polarized glasses rather than the bluered ones, so there was no weird chromatic aberration. Kiss me kate is a 1953 metrogoldwynmayer film adaptation of the broadway musical of the. Kiss me kate, featuring shakespeares taming of the shrew as a show within the show, has up. Howard keel and kathryn grayson star as famous broadway singing team who havent. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in f major transposable. Kiss me kate script transcript from the screenplay and. 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. 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.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kiss me kate blu ray 3d when two squabbling exmarrieds are cast as squabbling renaissance romantics in a musical the taming of the shrew, life imitates art, art imitates life and it all proves no musical comedy imitates kiss me kate, the backstageonstage delight from the 1948 broadway smash and featuring 14 peerless cole porter songs. On, from porters out of this world and the 1953 film adaptation of kiss me, kate. The mgm film version of cole porters kiss me kate was released in 1953. The desert song the 1953 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Kiss me, kate revival, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city jan 8, 1952 and played through jan, 1952. Other good examples are house of wax and the creature of black lagoon. French stewart arrives at the 8th annual pasadena playhouse wells fargo theatrical. Kiss me, kate on dvdbluray 1953 broadway on video database. Movie typography from kiss me kate 1953, directed by george sidney, starring kathryn grayson, howard keel, ann miller, keenan wynn, james whitmore. Lets say that kiss me kate is the true theatrical 3d experience.
Buy kiss me kate dvd 1953 by howard keel from amazons movies store. 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. Kiss me kate script transcript from the screenplay andor. Shakespeares timeless comedy taming of the shrew serves as the basis for this musical adaptation of the cole porter broadway smash. The musical comedy kiss me, kate 1948, an adaptation of shakespeares the taming of the. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of kiss me kate. Shakespeare, the musical and political humour in kiss me, kate.
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