Comedy ·Music ·Romance ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1958 · 1h 30m

Kiss Me, Kate

Director

Cast

Alfred Drake as Frederick Graham / Petruchio Patricia Morison as Lilli Vanessi / Kate Julie Wilson as Lois Lane / Bianca Bill Hayes as Bill Calhoun / Lucentio Harvey Lembeck as Gunman Jack Klugman as Gunman

Crew

Sam Spewack — Writer Bella Spewack — Writer George Schaefer — Producer Warren Clymer — Production Design Noel Taylor — Costume Design

Synopsis

Broadcast live on the Hallmark Hall of Fame series on NBC, a pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

George Schaefer Director Sam Spewack Writer Bella Spewack Writer George Schaefer Producer Warren Clymer Production Design Noel Taylor Costume Design

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