Kiss Me Kate---TOM, DICK OR HARRY

[ninaswims317]

oh how i love bob fosse <3

[weirdandkindacool]

i can't take my eyes off of bob fosse in this number.

[BellaAnastasia]

god this song has been in my head all damn day =] i love it! My school is putting this musical on this year, and i am going after ann millers part :)

[ABroadwaystar2534]

well break a leg!!! i was in "kiss me, kate"this this past november as the stage doorman/ padua priest since we had 26 girls and 9 boys!!! again, break a leg no matter what part you get!!!

[HowPoetic]

HOPE YOU GET THE PART!!! fingers crossed!!!! =D

[dancingpineapple137]

me too! haha. but i am just a freshman so i probably won't get it.

[oldschooljamz87]

Can you post too darn hot?

[virtuousardency]

Oh baby!This is Art at one of its finest hours.

[theatrebritty]

This is one of my absolute pieces. Makes me smile everytime...the dancing, and Fosse himself! And Ann Miller is just ridiculously talented.

[nicaisleain]

Simply brilliant!

[SwanofHollywood]

our school is doing this play but i'm not sure which to pick Lilli or ann miller's character

[dontlickit]

when i saw this movie for the first time I was wondering which one is Tommy Rall. I recognized him becouse of this wonderful spin at 3:32

I said to myself :"That must be him !" and I was right !

His spins were amazing and unforgettable !

[HowPoetic]

BOB FOSSE!!! ANN MILLER!! and TOMMY RALL!! *sigh* so amazing!

[firestartertwistedfi]

who is who? (ann miller i can spot!)

[HowPoetic]

Tommy Rall is the one in the pink and has a mustache, the very athletic one with his dancing. . and the wonderful Bob Fosse is the first one who sings. He's the jazzier one out of the three guys =D I can't take my eyes off of him everytime he dances. =D

[slightlyxbookish]

Look at Anne, she's so tiny and she just drowns in that dress! I applaud her! This has to be my favorite song; it lands just before "I Hate Men," where Miss Grayson owns it. I haven't found another performance that does the movie justice, other than Teressa Byrne.

[slightlyxbookish]

Oh save your silly comments for those reality shows. Don't disgrace the classics. What do you think you are, "Too Darn Hot?"

[The1ByTheSea]

any Hary,Tom,or Dick =) lol

[gaspxitsxbecca]

My second favorite song of the Kiss Me Kate musical. My favorite would have to be Too Darn Hot.

[galinaqt]

Do these dancers sing as well or somebody does it for them?

[hellhound419]

ypup they ALL sing and dance, the guy in the red and white costume is I THINK the late Bob Fosse

pretty cool stuff huh!?

[galinaqt]

I normally not a big dance fan, but I like dancing in this one and Seven brides for seven brothers. They all are good dancers, but Tommy Rall (black hair) is my favorite. Yes I think red and white is late Bob Fosse. From what I read everybody in this piece but Tommy Rall are passed away.

[SwanofHollywood]

does anyone know how long her legs were?

[NinjaStar303]

man i wish i was the guy in the red and white

[1114jorel]

"I'll take a Dick!" lmao Priceless. I love musical theatre.

[djh881]

Ann Miller & Bob Fosse in the same, incredible dance number. Way too fabulous for words. Thanks for posting this, one of my favorite dances of all time!!

[BellatrixNellieLovet]

I have NEVER seen this version b4!

[tlw1950]

If you read any bio of Cole Porter or history of this show, you'll find out that Tom Dick or Harry WAS his way of being naughty while going over his straight audiences heads back in 1948!

[DrVivianBell]

no shit, sherlock. ;)

[tlw1950]

Dr Bell, I was responding to the previous posters who were saying that Cole WASN"T being dirty and that "dick" didn't mean what it means now back in 1948! I was assuming they were unfamiliar with Cole Porter or the history of "Kate" which is why their posts were questioning if that song has a double meaning...

jon

[buddyboy80]

Loved this movie as a kid. Never noticed how ghastly that wig!

[MinnahLator]

Why don't people dance like that anymore? *sigh*

[babbagecabb]

the skirt- classic Ann miller

[collettemarie]

oh my goodness! i'm so glad you put this up. all of a sudden this song popped into my head and i was hoping it would be on youtube. this is definitely my favorite movie ever.

[unclealand]

Of course Cole Porter intended this to be dirty!  It's great!

[babbagecabb]

i promise you, he didnt

"dick" wasnt used that way back then

[unclealand]

Oh, stop.  Of course he did. Cole Porter wrote some wonderful songs, and some had great GREAT dirty lyrics. Now go back to the mall.

[stephen2626]

I just love this song and dance sequence. The way Ann Miller's skirt flares out at 2:54 is just magnificient. What an energetic, fun and dramatic musical number including fun early dance footage of Bob Fosse!

[blondejokes92]

2:54 actually gives me the tingles!! it really is just magnificent!!

[KekePfaN24]

they did this musical in my high school. it was very enjoyable and this was one of my favorite numbers.

[AeliaRose]

Love this song!! =] Such a classic!

[POTClover242]

This is my favorite song in this musical.

:)

[Aamanda0023]

wow this was so cool. never knew about thisbefore. reminds me a lot of Gene kelly and Donald O'connor.

[giveacrapo]

Fosse is the one in red.

There is a later number in the movie with even better chory in it. This was Bob's first commercial choreography. The director agreed to let Bob chory this one particular section, and as you see its superb fosse to the very core. It was from this that he was able to promote himself to the legend he is today.

[GLK1976]

Wow the way her skirt moves!

[stormcloud847]

oh and i love the net.

[stormcloud847]

she doesn't even look like she's wearing shoes!

AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGG SONG BTW.

[babbagecabb]

ballet slippers

[yoshijr50]

we were watching this in my dance class and we all laughed when she said "harry dick" and "a dicka dick"; i no the term didn't even exist back then but it is pretty funny

[Duncandunc]

Uh, the terms did exist in 1953, it's supposed to be funny.

[yoshijr50]

well i no dick existed back then, but probably not like what it means today

[IBtechnicolour]

This deserves a fan club just for this one film....

It was shot in Technicolor and in 3D

And it's one of the greatest Musicals of all time.

[broadwayboricua]

can anyone spot the future god in his youth?

[yakafluss]

It is Bob Fosse, of course!

[babbagecabb]

is Bobby the purple one?

[elgiexyz]

I love this scene

[marlakerry]

When I was little, I thought Ann was saying "I'll take a dick" and I thought it was hilariously awesome.

I was very disappointed when I learned the true lyrics.

[babbagecabb]

you're a ridiculous pervert

[Sorrin27]

I actually don't think you're too far from the truth.

If you look at the entire musical, and the innuendo, in actuality, that is probably part of the song.

[babbagecabb]

this show was written SO long ago

things didnt even mean that back that

[gigametroid99]

It was only, what, the 1930's? Innuendo's been around for much longer than that. I'm sure it was done completely on purpose.

[babbagecabb]

its not a dirty song

Porter didnt intend this song to be like that

its a rythmic mechanism

"Tom Dick Or Harry" is an expression meaning "any old man"

because those were three common names

its nothing dirty

[skiptheboywonder]

The harmony in this song is insane. I'm Gremio in my school's production. I'll try to get video up in late March or early April when it's done.

[TheSeventhArbor]

yeah i know i play lucentio and the harmony's a killer. we just went over it today, barely got it down.

[skiptheboywonder]

I know what you mean. I didn't have the harmony for about a week! I have it down now. Hopefully it'll be good.

[Photosonfilm]

omigod... I love this clip you just made my year!

thanks you

[bloomett]

The one in red is my favorite but the guy in purple is way adorable.

[HumbleHarry]

He's everybody's favorite; he's the late, great Bob Fosse. The guy in purple, Bobby Van, was a staple on TV game shows back in the 70s, I remember. He died in 1980. The third guy, Tommy Rall, is still kicking at 78. They and Ann Miller were sheer perfection in this film.

[harwetopa]

One of THE best musicals of all time, bar none!

[Kerrsplat]

3.25 - One of the dancers trips over another ;p right hand side

[cscentrlvideos]

That was Bobby Van who almost tripped. And by golly! That was quick! I'm surprised the MGM people didn't see that in editing!

[Giskender]

It's part of the chereography as the three dancers are supposed to be three suitors to Bianca (Ann Miller) fighting over to win her heart. If I remember correctly, what you see here (and also what you see on the DVD edition) is not in the original screen format - there, you can see their actions better, as well as all the dancer numbers in the film.

[dalbusco]

Bob Fossee is playing Hortensio in this number

[another1shortdaymore]

i love the male dancers. they must be very secure in their masculinity to wear those outfits. and i say that in the nicest, best way possible. ann miller is a genius.

[11777766]

Never realized how beautiful Miller's face was, not just her dancing, but the camera seems to capture her personality too. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[and9347]

THOSE WERE THE DAYS!

[SamuelXavier427]

which one is Bob Fosse?

[uofc57]

Red and gray costume, and the first one to sing.

[differences4lyfe]

my school did this musical

[ThatGreenGirl]

Good song! Much different from the stage version I was in, the dance sequence is really long.

Dick, dick, dick, dick, a dick a dick!

[KristinKewi]

0o0o0o now 1 of my favs. =D THANK YOU!!

[brdwyfrk101]

i just saw kiss me kate at my school

omg it was great, this is the song that was stuck in my head thanx for posting!!

[basketballlover4567]

I am seeing this play tonight at the fridley high school.

[DJFPhantomPhan]

I would like to see someone upload some more numbers from the film.

[FCIV63]

Hey! I get to sing this in my school play this year! Thanks for adding the lyrics because they really are going to help me a lot for my audition. Thank you so much for posting this vidio!

[sasunaruluvr010]

haha dick XD

[SuicidalJester]

lmao xD

[moncsa80]

I like it! My favorite! :D

[mojacko24]

awesome!  it looked as if they were skating at the end.

[makulko]

Bob Fosse is freakin' awesome!! I love him in this movie and Ann Miller is brilliant. You certainly had to be someone special if you could dance, act, and sing back then.

[sennichi98]

Yeah....like that crappy CHICAGO - god....did any dance shot last for more than 3 seconds? Just proves that none of them could really dance or move in synch for more than 3 seconds. Sad....these people had talent and could do long takes. CHeck the Gene Kelly one on here from Summer Stock where he dances with a creaking floor and a newspaper. Starts with a 2 minute + shot.

[Randalina1]

I love Anne Miller and Bob Fosse, he's so cute here!!!!!

[ondrearahs06]

I absolutely love this movie one of my favorite msicals,"I'll take a Dick" lol she is too darn hot!

[LycaLara07]

Omg I just finished watching this movie like 5 sec ago I love this song it's one of my favs did you know this movie was made in 3D but when it was relesed the 3D Fad was over so most theaters just showed it in 2D. I wish I could see it in 3D that would be cool!

[artistmac]

I'm always amazed at the workmanship that went into these old musical numbers -- the tight choreography and people who could actually sing and dance, the jazzy orchestral arrangements, the sets, the gorgeous colors, the swooping camerawork. Who would have thought that in less than ten years, this genre of movie would be practically extinct? And we're all the poorer for it.

"Chicago"? "The Producers"? "Hairspray"? They don't even come close. Thank God for TCM.

[uofc57]

I agree; I think it's that today's movie people think we can't handle this kind of style. My biggest complaint is that when filming dances, today's directors feel the need to cut back and forth, instead of keeping the camera on the dancers, like in Hairspray's "You Can't Stop the Beat" or Chicago's "Cellblock Tango"

[artistmac]

Absolutely. Today's "artistry" is in the editing room instead of in front of the camera.

[HumbleHarry]

A lot of folks blame MTV for the prevailing visual style that is executed in most modern movie musicals. After 25 years of music video-viewing, today's movie-goeers are accustomed to erratic camera movements and quick edits that are supposed amp up the visual excitment of a dance number. However, I, too, prefer the old style. If the performers are good, there's really no need to jazz up the camera work.

[talentH]

i think that the construction of this song could have been a bit better, but overall i think it is quite good.

[thisizyustayinskool]

OMG! I haven't seen this wonderful movie musical in a long time!! This was one of my most favorite numbers ever!!

[louloutally]

LOVE IT!

do u av the "why can't you behave?" with ann miller and tommy rall on the roof? its FANTASTIC!!! it was online but then 4 sum reason it disappeared!

[ryanbethany]

no Bob Fosse is the one in red.. if you've seen the movie you'll know the dance he does in "From This Moment On". SO good! He's amazing!!

[ajt141]

This is a great, great dance number. Look for Bob Fosse in purple.

[bearcub410]

one of my favorite musicals of all time. thanks so much

[Outsiderskrazy1163]

Could you post "I Hate Men" from Kiss Me Kate?

If you can, I'd really appreciate it.

Fabulous job!

[SuicidalJester]

love this so much!

[wedgiepower]

Fabulous!

[hinhao373]

You are awesome, I wish I could find a way to repay you!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[uofc57]

Love it!