
Anchors Aweigh(1945)
Two sailors on shore leave head out for four days of partying – only to become involved in the affairs of an aspiring singer and her precocious nephew.


“Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!”
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.

Kathryn Grayson
Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"

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
Kiss Me Kate is a music, comedy, romance film released in 1953 exploring themes of jealousy, gambling debt, gangster, musical, based on play or musical, spanking. Directed by George Sidney, it stars Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller. 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.
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