Call Me Madam (1953)
- Starring:
- Ethel Merman, Donald O'Connor, (more)
- Director(s):
- Johnny Downs, Walter Lang, (more
- Category:
- Comedy, Music & Performing Arts
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Ethel Merman reprised her role as a socialite turned diplomat in this screen adaptation of Irving Berlin's hit Broadway musical. Sally Adams (Merman) has made it her business to know everyone worth knowing in Washington D.C., and her penchant for parties pays off when she's appointed United States Ambassador to Lichtenburg. Once she is installed in her new position, she falls in love with suave Foreign Minister Cosmo Constantine (George Sanders), while Princess Maria (Vera-Ellen) has her head turned by Sally's press attaché, Kenneth (Donand O'Connor). Call Me Madam is a showcase for Merman's roof-raising musical comedy style, and here she gets to sing a handful of Berlin tunes, including "You're Just In Love," "Can You Use Any Money Today?" and "Hostess With The Mostes' on the Ball." Vera-Ellen's singing was dubbed by Carol Richards. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 114 mins
Complete Cast:
- Ethel Merman - Mrs. Sally Adams
- Vera-Ellen - Princess Maria
- Billy De Wolfe - Pemberton Maxwell
- Walter Slezak - Tantinnin
- Ludwig Stossel - Grand Duke
- Charles Dingle - Sen. Brockway
- Percy Helton - Sen. Wilkins
- Oscar Beregi - Chamberlain
- Torben Meyer - Rudolph
- Walter Woolf King - Secretary of State
- John Wengraf - Ronchin
- Erno Verebes - Music Clerk
- Johnny Downs - Cameraman
- Lal Chand Mehra - Minister from Magrador
- Sid Marion - Proprietor
- Gene Roth - Equerry
- Donald O'Connor - Kenneth
- George Sanders - Cosmo Constantine
- Helmut Dantine - Prince Hugo
- Steven Geray - Sebastian
- Lilia Skala - Grand Duchess
- Emory Parnell - Senator Gallagher
- Leon Belasco - Leader
- Nestor Paiva - Miccoli
- Richard Garrick - Supreme Court Justice
- Olan Soule - Clerk
- Fritz Feld - Hat Clerk
- Hannelore Axman - Switchboard Operator
- Donald Dillaway - Newspaper Reporter
- Frank Gerstle - Newspaper Reporter
- Charles Conrad - Newspaper Reporter
- Allen Wood - Cameraman
- Director(s):
- Johnny Downs, Walter Lang
- Writer(s):
- Arthur Sheekman
- Producer(s):
- Sol C. Siegel
- Categories:
- Music & Performing Arts, Comedy
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- 1953 - Call Me Madam - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
