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26 November 1953 (USA)
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THE FAMED STAGE HIT...NOW A BIG COLORFUL MUSICAL! more
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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...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 nomination
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Tilda Swinton In Hip Remake Of 'Auntie Mame' Gets Us Thinking: Five Other Musicals That Should Be Updated
(From MTV Movies Blog. 8 September 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Shawshank Actor James Whitmore Dead at 87
(From Worst Previews. 7 February 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
(From MTV Movies Blog. 8 September 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
Shawshank Actor James Whitmore Dead at 87
(From Worst Previews. 7 February 2009, 8:00 AM, PST)
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Two excellent numbers deserve more credit.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kathryn Grayson | ... | Lilli Vanessi 'Katharina' |
 | Howard Keel | ... | Fred Graham 'Petruchio' |
 | Ann Miller | ... | Lois Lane 'Bianca' |
| Keenan Wynn | ... | Lippy |
| Bobby Van | ... | 'Gremio' |
| Tommy Rall | ... | Bill Calhoun 'Lucentio' |
| James Whitmore | ... | Slug |
| Kurt Kasznar | ... | 'Baptista' |
| Bob Fosse | ... | 'Hortensio' |
| Ron Randell | ... | Cole Porter |
| Willard Parker | ... | Tex Callaway |
| Dave O'Brien | ... | Ralph |
| Claud Allister | ... | Paul |
| Ann Codee | ... | Suzanne |
| Carol Haney | ... | Specialty Dancer |
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109 min
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Color (Anscocolor)
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1.75 : 1 more
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Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Canada:G (video rating) |
Australia:G |
Finland:S |
Sweden:Btl |
USA:Approved (PCA #16600)
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Several of the Broadway lyrics were considered too "spicy" for a film. For instance, "according to the Kinsey Report" was changed to "according to the weather report" in the song, "Too Darn Hot", and a verse containing bawdy puns was omitted from "Brush Up Your Shakespeare".
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Factual errors: At the time he wrote this musical, far from being a healthy man, Cole Porter was a wheelchair-bound cripple who needed constant medical care. His legs had been crushed in a riding accident when the horse fell on him.
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Lilli Vanessi:
Do you really think *I* could play the shrew?
Fred Graham: You'd make a perfect shrew!
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Fred Graham: You'd make a perfect shrew!
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From This Moment On
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This movie is quite the best musical of the 50's, with more plot and excellent sideplay and bits. Of these bits, my favorites are Howard Keel's rendition of "Where Is the Life that Late I Led", and Keenan Wynn and James Whitmore's clever presentation of "Brush Up Your Shakespeare". Either one could stand alone, but when added to the dancing of Ann Miller, Bob Fosse, Bobby Van and Carol Chaney, you have a real winner. Very clever and upbeat. Kathryn Grayson was never a favorite of mine, but she is acceptable as Lily, and her number "I Hate Men" is a real winner. You know, this movie has so many excellent songs that it is very hard to pick just a few. "Always True to You, Darling, in my Fashion", "Tom, Dick and Harry"--Cole Porter was at the top of his form for this movie.