Kiss me Kate [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; screen play by Dorothy Kingsley ; music and lyrics by Cole Porter ; produced by Jack Cummings ; directed by George Sidney.
Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Rall, James Whitmore, Bob Fosse, Bobby Van. Videodisc release of the 1953 film. Includes 3-D and 2-D versions. Based upon the stage play by Samuel and Bella Spewak, and produced by Lemuel Ayers and Arnold Saint Subber. Special features: Cole Porter in Hoolywood: too darn hot ; Mighty Manhattan, New York's wonder city ; Barney's hungry cousin ; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
Lilli Vannessi and Fred Graham, a battling, once-married couple, are reunited to star in a musical version of The taming of the shrew. On stage they fight it out and backstage they continue to clash. But backstage and downstage, viewers get to see lavish numbers and hear wonderful Cole Porter tunes.
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