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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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Even though Hermes Pan is the credited choreographer on the film, the steamy duet between Bob Fosse and Carol Haney in "From This Moment On" (which includes Fosse doing a complete back-flip) was choreographed by Fosse himself, and lasts only 66 seconds. But it is the sequence that made critics take notice of the future award-winning choreographer and director.
The original Broadway production of "Kiss Me Kate" opened at the New Century Theater on December 30, 1948, ran for 1077 performances and won the 1954 Tony Awards for the Best Musical, Book and Score.
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).
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