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...Kiss Me Kate had nothing on Singin' in the Rain.
Jessica Winter, Village Voice
Kiss Me Kate
Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!
1953 · 1h 49m · APPROVED
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
George Sidney
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Kiss Me Kate
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The picture's brio is quaint and disarming, for the most part getting its laughs when it needs them.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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