Call Me Madam (1953) | |
| Director(s) | Walter Lang |
| Producer(s) | Sol C. Siegel |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Musical, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Politics, Satire, Socialites |
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Call Me Madam (1953) was a Musical - Comedy Film directed by Walter Lang and produced by Sol C. Siegel.
SYNOPSIS
Love is in the air in this Berlin musical about an extroverted Washington, D.C. socialite modeled on Perle Mesta, the self-proclaimed "hostess with the mostess." When she suddenly finds herself named ambassador to the tiny European hamlet of Lichtenburg, she takes her show on the road and launches a romantic coup d'etat, falling in love with the Lichtenburg foreign minister, and match-making her press attache with a genuine princess.
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Academy Awards 1953 --- Ceremony Number 26 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Costume Design | Irene Sharaff | Nominated |
| Best Music - Scoring | Alfred Newman | Won |
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FAVOURITE MOVIES: Call Me Madam, 1953
on Feb 9, 2020 From Caftan WomanIrving Berlin's Call Me Madam opened on Broadway on October 12, 1950, and closed on May 3, 1952. A hit with audiences and critics, the show won the Tony Award for Berlin for Best Original Score, for Ethel Merman for Best Actress in a Musical, for Russell Nype as Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and... Read full article
Call Me Madam (1953)
By Cameron on Apr 25, 2018 From The Blonde At The Filmvia: https://cometoverhollywood.com/2014/03/24/musical-monday-call-me-madam-1953/ ?Unless otherwise noted, all images are my own. Buckle up for Call Me Madam (1953), an Irving Berlin musical starring the one and only Ethel Merman! Merman had recently wowed in another show by Berlin, Annie Get Your G... Read full article
Merman, O'Connor, Ellen, and Sanders stun in... Call Me Madam (1953)
By Michaela on Jun 1, 2016 From Love Letters to Old HollywoodCall Me Madam is a film I can't believe isn't more well-known. Let me list some of its features: Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, gorgeous costumes, beautiful dancing, Irving Berlin tunes, and oh yeah, George Sanders singing and making me fall madly in love with him. Aren't you mad this fi... Read full article
Call Me Madam (1953)
By Beatrice on Oct 26, 2015 From Flickers in TimeCall Me Madam Directed by Walter Lang Written by Arthur Sheekman from the musical comedy by Russell Crouse and Howard Lindsay 1953/USA Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental This movie gives viewers the unique opportunity to see Ethel Merman in a role she created on B... Read full article
Musical Monday: “Call Me Madam” (1953)
on Mar 24, 2014 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical: ?Call Me Madam” –... Read full article
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Quotes from
Pemberton Maxwell: Madam...
Sally Adams: When you call me madam, smile.
Grand Duke: Tell me - How does this reception differ from your famous Washington parties?
Sally Adams: Well we have a good time!
Congressman: Sally, you wouldn't like me to make a little farewell speech tonight?
Sally Adams: That's right. I wouldn't!
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Facts about
What had been an Ethel Merman number on Broadway, "Something to Dance About" was filmed with Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards) singing and dancing in a secret passageway. Along with George Sanders, the aforementioned all reprised a bit of this tune in the final medley, which also included "You're Just in Love."
Two Irving Berlin musical satires of Washington D.C. politics were not transferred from Broadway to Hollywood: the Ethel Merman-centered "Washington Square Dance" (although in the movie a few bars are sung by an off-screen chorus, and the melody is played during a party scene); plus a trio of senators (who on Broadway were Pat Harrington Sr., Ralph W. Chambers and Jay Velie) intoning "They Like Ike" (which inspired the memorable catch phrase of the 1952 Eisenhower presidential campaign).
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