Kiss Me Kate (1953)
Directed by George Sidney
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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The backstage farce as depicted here is a noble tradition, stretching back to “Kiss Me Kate” and “Noises Off.” Riggan feeling small even as the pictures got bigger is a clear nod to “Sunset Boulevard.”
You can spot him as a fluffy-haired young dancer, spreading sunshine all around in Give a Girl a Break and Kiss Me Kate.
As a wearer of distance glasses, I loathe the revival of 3D, a silly gimmick for kids from the 1950s that blighted everything from Bwana Devil to Kiss Me Kate and mercifully died out with House of Wax.
I never see "The Taming of the Shrew" anymore without vaguely longing to hear the Cole Porter score for "Kiss Me, Kate." "My Fair Lady" exists on its own.