Kiss me Kate / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; screen play by Dorothy Kingsley ; produced by Jack Cummings ; directed by George Sidney.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoBurbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003], ©1953.
Description1 videodisc (approximately 140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorKingsley, Dorothy, screenwriter.
Other author/creatorCummings, Jack, 1900-1989, producer.
Other author/creatorSidney, George, 1916-2002 director.
Other author/creatorSpewack, Bella Cohen, 1899-1990 bibliographic antecedent.
Other author/creatorSpewack, Samuel, 1899-1971 bibliographic antecedent.
Other author/creatorGrayson, Kathryn, 1922-2010 actor.
Other author/creatorKeel, Howard, 1919-2004 actor.
Other author/creatorMiller, Ann, 1923-2004 actor.
Other author/creatorWynn, Keenan, 1916-1986 actor.
Other author/creatorVan, Bobby, actor.
Other author/creatorRall, Tommy, actor.
Other author/creatorWhitmore, James, 1921-2009 actor.
Other author/creatorKasznar, Kurt, 1913-1979, actor.
Other author/creatorPan, Hermes, 1905-1990, choreographer.
Included WorkPorter, Cole, 1891-1964. Kiss me, Kate.
Other author/creatorMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Other author/creatorWarner Home Video (Firm)
SeriesClassic musicals collection
Classic musicals collection. ^A458255
Contents Kiss me Kate (ca. 1:50:00) -- Cole Porter in Hollywood : Too darn hot / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; written, produced and directed by Peter Fitzgerald (ca. 10:00) -- Mighty Manhattan, New York's wonder city / directed by James H. Smith ; produced and narrated by James A. FitzPatrick (ca. 20:00).
Abstract Two squabbling, 20th-century ex-marrieds are cast as squabbling Renaissance romantics in a musical version of The taming of the shrew. On stage they fight it out and backstage they continue to clash.
General noteOriginally released as a motion picture in 1953.
General noteBased on the play by Samuel and Bella Spewack.
General noteSpecial features: two short films; music only track; behind-the-scenes notes; theatrical trailer.
CreditsScreenplay based upon the play produced on the stage by Lemuel Ayers and Arnold Saint Subber ; music and lyrics by Cole Porter ; musical direction, André Previn and Saul Chaplin ; choreography by Hermes Pan ; director of photography, Charles Rosher ; film editor, Ralph E. Winters ; costumes designed by Walter Plunkett.
Cast Kathryn Grayson ; Howard Keel ; Ann Miller ; Keenan Wynn ; Bobby Van ; Tommy Rall ; James Whitmore ; Kurt Kasznar ; Bob Fosse ; Ron Randell ; Willard Parker.
Audience MPAA rating: Not rated.
Technical detailsDVD, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
LanguageIn English, with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formMusical films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
Other titleCole Porter in Hollywood : too darn hot.
Other titleToo darn hot.
Other titleMighty Manhattan, New York's wonder city.
ISBN0790744740 :
ISBN9780790744742
UPC 012569508828
Publisher number65088 Warner Home Video

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