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Classic Movie Club: Kiss Me Kate (1953)
March 22 @ 4:00 pm
Classic Movie Club
2nd Anniversary Special Event
The CLASSIC MOVIE CLUB presents:
Free bi-monthly screenings of Academy Award winning or nominated films shown on a giant screen using a newly installed high definition 4K video projector. We screen only restored or remastered Blu-ray discs.
On Friday, March 22, 2024 at 4:00 pm in the Santa Rosa Clubhouse’s Monterey Room, the club will celebrate its Second Anniversary with a Special Tribute to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s musical star, Kathryn Grayson, screening her Oscar-nominated 1953 musical, Kiss Me Kate. Kathryn’s step-daughter, SCSH’s own Julie Johnston, will accompany club co-leader Josh Kanin in remembering Kathryn and her work.
With songs by Cole Porter, and starring Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, and Ann Miller. Dorothy Kingsley's screenplay of the film version of Kiss Me Kate was adapted from the 1948 Broadway musical's book that was written by Bella and Samuel Spewack. Critics and public raved about this movie, and along with such treasures as “Singing in The Rain,” “An American in Paris,” and “The Bandwagon,” Kiss Me Kate is remembered as one of MGM’s crowning achievements in musical comedy.
Club membership is not required to attend our screenings. For additional information, contact hosts Josh Kanin (562-787-4848) or Bill Hooper (310-293-9597).