The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
Broadcast live on the Hallmark Hall of Fame series on NBC, 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.
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- George SchaeferDirector
- Bella SpewackWriter
- Sam SpewackWriter
Cast
- Alfred DrakeFrederick Graham / Petruchio
- Patricia MorisonLilli Vanessi / Kate
- Julie WilsonLois Lane / Bianca
- Bill HayesBill Calhoun / Lucentio
- Harvey LembeckGunman
- Jack KlugmanGunman
- Paul McGrathHarrison Howell
- Robinson StoneHarry Trevor / Baptista
- Lee CassGremio
- Jerry DuaneHortensio
- Eva JessyeHattie
- Lee RichardsonRalph
Themes
musicalbased on play or musicalbattle of the sexesegotismactor