Kiss Me Kate (1953) Cast & Crew

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Directed by George Sidney.

Cast

• Kathryn Grayson as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
• Howard Keel as Fred Graham, "Petruchio"
• Ann Miller as Lois Lane, "Bianca"
• Keenan Wynn as Lippy
• Bobby Van as "Gremio"
• Tommy Rall as Bill Calhoun, "Lucentio"
• James Whitmore as Slug
• Kurt Kasznar as "Baptista"
• Bob Fosse as "Hortensio"
• Ron Randell as Cole Porter
• Willard Parker as Tex Callaway
• Dave O'Brien as Ralph
• Claud Allister as Paul
• Ann Codee as Suzanne
• Carol Haney as Specialty Dancer
• Jeanne Coyne as Specialty Dancer
• David Bair as Gregory (uncredited)
• Herman Belmonte as Actor in Play (uncredited)
• Lulu Mae Bohrman as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Ralph Brooks as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Dick Cherney as Actor in Play (uncredited)
• Gene Coogan as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Michael Dugan as Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)
• Ted Eckelberry as Nathaniel (uncredited)
• Kay Garrett as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Herschel Graham as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Maria Haro as Actress in Play (uncredited)
• Sam Harris as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Al Haskell as Actor in Play (uncredited)
• Bill Hickman as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Mitchell Lewis as Stage Doorman (uncredited)
• Wilbur Mack as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Maurice Marks as Actor in Play (uncredited)
• Philo McCullough as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Hans Moebus as Audience Member (uncredited)
• Hermes Pan as Sailor (uncredited)
• Mitchell Rhein as Actor in Play (uncredited)
• Stephen Soldi as Actor in Play (uncredited)
• William Tannen as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Crew

• Dorothy Kingsley — Screenplay
• George Sidney — Director
• Charles Rosher — Director of Photography
• Jack Cummings — Producer
• Cole Porter — Original Music Composer

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