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Call Me Madam is a Broadway musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America's penchant for lending billions of dollars to needy countries.
Call Me Madam is a 1953 American Technicolor musical film directed by Walter Lang, with songs by Irving Berlin, based on the 1950 stage musical of the same name. The film, with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman, starred Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, Billy DeWolfe, George Sanders, and Walter Slezak.
Ethel Merman stars as a Washington hostess who becomes a US ambassador to a European country and falls in love with a general. The film features songs by Irving Berlin and won an Oscar for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
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- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Walter Lang
- 1953-04
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Sep 12, 2023 · Irving Berlin's Call Me Madam ! 1953 Classic Musical - Romantic Comedy ...more. Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.
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- Hollywood Classic Movies
A musical comedy film based on the stage play by Irving Berlin, starring Ethel Merman as a Washington hostess who becomes an ambassador. Learn more about the cast, crew, production, and reception of this classic movie.
- Walter Lang, Hal Klein
- Ethel Merman
A musical comedy film about a Washington hostess who becomes a U.S. ambassador to a European country. She faces political and romantic challenges, while her attaché falls for the princess.
Call Me Madam is a musical comedy based on the true story of Perle Mesta, a Washington socialite who became the ambassador to Luxembourg in 1949. The show follows her adventures in Lichtenburg, where she falls in love with the prime minister and helps the country's first election.
