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May 21, 2020 · In the fifties she starred opposite Howard Keel in Showboat (1951), Lovely To Look At (1952) and Kiss Me Kate (1953). Keel was heard to describe her as the most beautiful woman in the history of movies! Her career miraculously survived the appalling 1948 Sinatra bomb The Kissing Bandit. Kate & husband #2 Johnnie Johnston
The film stars Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, and Howard Keel, with Joe E. Brown, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, William Warfield, Robert Sterling, Agnes Moorehead and Leif Erickson. Unlike the 1936 film, none of the members of the original Broadway cast of the show appeared in this version.
Jan 28, 2019 · According to Howard Keel’s autobiography, “Only Make Believe: My Life in Show Business,” Keel and Grayson had chemistry off-screen too. Keel wrote that he and Grayson fell in love while they made this film, however, he was married with a second baby on the way, and Grayson was going through a divorce.
Mar 9, 2021 · The Freed unit at MGM pulled out all the stops for this effort and cast Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ava Gardner, Joe E. Brown, Agnes Moorehead, Marge and Gower Champion and William Warfield in this turn- of -the last century story set in the deep South.
Nov 15, 2014 · Riverboat gambler Gaylord Ravenal (Howard Keel) has gambled away a boat ticket, so he drops by the Cotton Blossom pretending to be an actor so that he can get passage on the boat, but is rejected. However, he meets Magnolia (Kathryn Grayson), the captain’s 18-year old daughter, and the two are instantly smitten.
Sep 19, 2016 · Enjoy the romantic duet of Kathryn Grayson and Howard Keel from the classic musical Show Boat (1951).
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Magnolia (Kathryn Grayson) prohibited from performing in her parents' show, has just met gambler Gaylord (Howard Keel), claiming to be an aspiring actor, as they join in Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's Make Believe, in Show Boat, 1951.