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Kiss Me, Kate (1953) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by George Sidney and produced by Jack Cummings.

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Lilli Vanessi: You louse!


Lilli Vanessi: Do you really think *I* could play the shrew?
Fred Graham: You'd make a perfect shrew!


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On the original soundtrack album, the "overture" is actually the Entr'acte music from Act Two. The real overture was taken from another album and added to the CD (track #19).
The original stage show was based upon the backstage bickering of the illustrious married stage couple Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne during their 1935 Broadway production of "Taming of the Shrew."
Originally filmed in 3D which is why the actors often throw things (including themselves) at the audience.
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