Ann Miller (April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American dancer, sing… Read Full Bio ↴Ann Miller (April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American dancer, singer and actress

Miller was given a contract with RKO at the age of thirteen (she had told them she was eighteen), and remained there until 1940.

The following year, Miller was offered a contract at Columbia Pictures, where she bumped friend Lucille Ball from the throne as "Queen of the B-Movies". She finally hit her mark (starting in the late 1940s) in her roles in MGM musicals such as Kiss Me, Kate, Easter Parade, and On the Town.

Miller was famed for her speed in tap dancing; she claimed to be able to tap 500 times per minute. She was known as well, especially later in her career, for her distinctive appearance, which reflected a studio-era ideal of glamor: massive black bouffant hair, heavy makeup with a slash of crimson lipstick, and fashions that emphasized her lithe figure and long dancer's legs.

In 2001 she took her last role, playing Coco in auteur director David Lynch's critically acclaimed Mulholland Drive. Her last stage performance was a 1998 production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, in which she played the hardboiled survivor Carlotta Campion and received rave reviews for her rendition of the anthemic "I'm Still Here."

For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Ann Miller has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6914 Hollywood Blvd.

She died at the age of 80 from lung cancer, and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

Too Darn Hot
Ann Miller Lyrics

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It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
And play the pup with my baby tonight
I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
And play the pup with my baby tonight
But I ain't up to my baby tonight

'Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to stop for my baby tonight
And blow my top with my baby tonight
I'd like to stop with my baby tonight
And blow my top with my baby tonight
But I'd be a flop with my baby tonight
'Cause it's too darn hot,
It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to fool with my baby tonight
Break ev'ry rule with my baby tonight
I'd like to fool with my baby tonight
Break ev'ry rule with my baby tonight
But pillow you'll be my baby tonight
'Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

According to the Kinsey report
Every average man you know
Much prefers to play his favorite sport
When the temperature is low
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mister Adam for his madam is not
'Cause it's too too
It's too darn hot, it's too darn hot
It's too too too too darn hot

I'd like to call on my baby tongiht
And give my all to my baby tonight
I'd like to call on my baby tongiht
And give my all to my baby tonight
But I can't play ball with my baby tonight
Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to meet with my baby tonight
Get off my feet with my baby tonight
I'd like to meet with my baby tonight
Get off my feet with my baby tonight
But no repeat with my baby tonight
'Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
And pitch some woo with my baby tonight
I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
And pitch some woo with my baby tonight
But sister you fight my baby tonight
'Cause it's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

According to the Kinsey report
Every average man you know
Much prefers to play his favorite sport
When the temperature is low
But when the thermometer goes way up
And the weather is sizzling hot
Mister GOB for his squab,
A marine for his queen
A G.I. for his cutie-pie is not
Cause it's too too too darn hot

It's too darn hot
It's too darn hot

Overall Meaning

Ann Miller's "Too Darn Hot" is a song that was composed by Cole Porter. The tune is about the intense heat that people feel in the summertime. Despite the song’s literal meaning, the lyrics are full of double entendres that are suggestive of sexual activities. Miller sings about how she wants to indulge in various activities with her partner but cannot due to the heat.

The song begins with the singer wanting to "sup" with her partner, which in this context means that she wants to have dinner with him. Then, she wants to "stop" with him, which means to make love. The singer states that she would like to "fool" with her partner, which means to engage in sexual activities, but she cannot do so because of the heat.

The song implies that high temperatures have an adverse impact on one's sex drive. However, the singer suggests that people might do well with a cold shower or an ice pack to cool down their bodies. In addition, the final stanza of the song states that even the toughest military men are not immune to the heat's adverse effects.

Line by Line Meaning

It's too darn hot
The weather is extremely hot and uncomfortable.

I'd like to sup with my baby tonight
I want to have a meal with my lover tonight.

And play the pup with my baby tonight
I want to act like a carefree animal with my lover tonight.

But I ain't up to my baby tonight
I don't feel well enough to spend time with my lover tonight.

I'd like to stop for my baby tonight
I want to take a break with my lover tonight.

And blow my top with my baby tonight
I want to lose my temper and have a passionate argument with my lover tonight.

But I'd be a flop with my baby tonight
I wouldn't be able to perform well in any activity with my lover tonight.

I'd like to fool with my baby tonight
I want to play and have fun with my lover tonight.

Break ev'ry rule with my baby tonight
I want to disregard all rules and conventions with my lover tonight.

But pillow you'll be my baby tonight
Instead of my lover, my pillow will be my companion tonight due to the hot weather.

According to the Kinsey report
Referring to a famous study by Alfred Kinsey about sexual behavior and preferences.

Every average man you know
The typical man you come across in daily life.

Much prefers to play his favorite sport
Men tend to enjoy playing sports more than anything else.

When the temperature is low
Especially when it's cooler outside.

But when the thermometer goes way up
However, when the temperature rises significantly.

And the weather is sizzling hot
And it becomes unbearably hot outside.

Mister Adam for his madam is not
Men naturally lose their sex drive when it's too hot.

'Cause it's too too
It's simply too much to handle.

I'd like to call on my baby tonight
I want to visit my lover tonight.

And give my all to my baby tonight
I want to give my best effort and attention to my lover tonight.

But I can't play ball with my baby tonight
I'm unable to engage in any physical activity with my lover tonight due to the heat.

I'd like to meet with my baby tonight
I want to spend time with my lover tonight.

Get off my feet with my baby tonight
I want to relax and take it easy with my lover tonight.

But no repeat with my baby tonight
I won't be able to continue or repeat any activity with my lover tonight.

I'd like to coo with my baby tonight
I want to speak softly and affectionately to my lover tonight.

And pitch some woo with my baby tonight
I want to flirt and make romantic advances towards my lover tonight.

But sister you fight my baby tonight
My partner won't be receptive to my romantic gestures tonight due to the heat.

Mister GOB for his squab, A marine for his queen, A G.I. for his cutie-pie is not
In various occupations, men won't be interested in sex with their partners when it's too hot.

'Cause it's too too too darn hot
The heat is just too overwhelming and uncomfortable.

It's too darn hot
The same as the first line, referring to the extreme heat.

It's too darn hot
Same as above.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER

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01Over the Rainbow (From "The Wizard of Oz")

02I Love Paris (From Can Can)2:19

03Bless Your Beautiful Hide (From Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)1:59

04Blow Gabriel Bloe (From Anything Goes)4:53

05Carefully Taught (From South Pacific)1:15

06The Pajama Game Opening (From the Pajama Game)2:22

07Follow The Yellow Brick Road (From The Wizard of Oz)3:51

08All I Do Is Dream of You (From Singin' in the Rain)3:11

09Come Along With Me (From Can Can)3:01

10I Remember it Well (From Gigi)2:25

11Too Darn Hot (From Kiss Me Kate)2:44

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12Bloody Mary (From South Pacific)1:56

13Conspiracy (From Exodus)2:57

14Oh What a Beautiful Morning (From Oklahoma)2:34

15Broadway Ballet (From Singin' in the Rain)3:00

16They Say It's Wonderful (From Annie Get Your Gun)3:31

17True Love (From High Society)3:09

18G.I. Blues (From G.I. Blues)2:37

19Steam Heat (From the Pajama Game)4:03

20Kiss Me Kate (from Kiss Me Kate)1:05

21Out of My Dreams (From Oklahoma)1:43

22There Once Was a Man (From the Pajama Game)3:22

23Shoppin' Around (From G.I. Blues)2:23

24The Deadwood Stage (From Calamity Jane)3:16

25The Chase3:51

26C'est Magnifique (From Can Can)1:57

27If You Knew Susie (Like I Knew Susie) (From Anchors Aweigh)1:58

28Frankfort Special (From G.I. Blues)2:58

29Heather on the Hill (From Brigadoon)6:37

30There Is Nothin' Like a Dame (From South Pacific)3:51

31Moses Supposes (From Singin' in the Rain)2:54

32I Get a Kick Out of You (From Anything Goes)4:04

33My Heart Belongs to Daddy (From Let's Make Love)5:10

34Make Believe (From Showboat)3:28

35We're Off To See The Wizard (From The Wizard Of Oz)0:39

36Well Did You Evah (From High Society)3:51

37Make 'Em Laugh (From Singin' In The Rain)2:30

38Oklahoma (from Oklahoma)3:18

39June Is Bustin' Out All Over (From Carousel)3:38

40There's No Business Like Show Business (From Annie Get Your Gun)2:31

41Ol' Man River (From Showboat)3:49

42A Woman's Touch (From Calamity Jane)2:32

43Let's Make Love (From Lets Make Love)3:51

44Let's Do It (From Can Can)2:44

45In the Merry Old Land of Oz (From the Wizard of Oz)1:56

46Baubles, Bangles and Beads (From Kismet)4:05

47Soliloquy (From Carousel)7:52

48Doin' What Comes Natur'lly (From Annie Get Your Gun)2:44

49We Hate to Leave (From Anchors Aweigh)1:41

50When You're In Love (From Seven Brides For Seven Brothers)3:44

51Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (From "High Society")2:09

52Blue Suede Shoes(From G.I. Blues)2:07

53Anything Goes (From Anything Goes)3:48

54Brigadoon (From Brigadoon)2:07

55Didja' Ever (From G.I. Blues)2:36

56Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead (From the Wizard of Oz)0:53

57Dites-Moi (From South Pacific)1:19

58You'll Never Walk Alone (From Carousel)1:48

59Finale (From the Pajama Game)0:45

60Fit As a Fiddle (From Singin' in the Rain)1:39

61Gigi/Gaston's Solilquy (From Gigi)5:58

62Hey You With the Crazy Eyes (From Lets Make Love)2:21

63High Society Calypso (From "High Society")2:09

64I Might Fall Back On You (From Showboat)2:38

65I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right out of My Hair2:55

66Its a Bore (From Gigi)2:17

67People Will Say We're In Love4:11

68Just One of Those Things (From Can Can)2:05

69Kansas City (From Oklahoma)2:34

70Now You Has Jazz (From High Society)4:20

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75Specialization (From Lets Make Love)3:42

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Comments from YouTube:

@DEFinitivelyHis

11y↑67

This number stands up to the test of time every single time. Ann Miller was phenomenal.

@serratograffiti

And with all that furniture!

@LondonLite02

Iconic

@chipWilliams-sn9rc

38w

Quo

@ChristopherLee3247

31w

She had pneumonia

@jaymesguy239

4y↑13

This always cheers me up when I feel depressed! Love Ann to pieces!

@drummerlovermakeup

7y↑14

One of my favorite performances of all time! I Love this movie so much I watch it every year at least twice.

@skivvy9yo

8y↑55

Ann Miller at her absolute finest; all throughout the move.

@annbush1826

3y↑10

Flawless talent from Ann Miller, Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel. Keenan Wynn, with the glorious spoof by Cole Porter " The Taming of the Shrew". How could it be better? Matchless dance sequeneces with Bob Fosse and Hermes Pan and the Daliesque scenes and costumes made this the best Broaway musical ever (except for Oklahoma) Pirates of Penzance, an equally glorious musical, went from Central Park to Hollywood.

@alworkedup

9y↑34

This is Ann at her absolute best but her dancing was always so carefree :)

@alworkedup

9y↑4

My tongue is always on the floor whenever I see this :) :) :)

@karahughes7074

43w

@@alworkedup She always made it look so damn easy!

@misss8431

7y↑11

qué magnífica bailarina....en América sí que eran showomen, lo hacían todo y todo bien, o mejor dicho todo excelente; actriz, cantante y bailarina.....puro arte!!!. ahora ya no se ve,....ya no!

@oklahomorose

7y↑13

Nobody could tap dance like Ann Miller!

@robertwiegman1

4y↑5

I think Kiss Me Kate is at the top of movie musicals. Doesn't run out of steam like so many other movies. Cole Porter wrote a thoroughly entertaining play and Howard Keel did an excellent job carrying the movie. This and Silk Stockings are underrated.

@nancyblackett8777

44w↑1

Not to mention Shakespeare!!

@hrhpaula6067

8y↑225

I think unless you have taken tap lessons, its difficult to imagine the amount of crazy talent here!

@soapbxprod

6y↑11

Annie might be the best ever!

@donhulbert1913

6y↑5

Agreed....

@Steeyuv

5y↑9

I think it’s too difficult regardless of whether you have taken tap lessons...she is incredible...

@Zoras88

5y↑8

it's more impressive when you realize for some of her numbers she had to wear a corset

@modernmodest5659

4y↑2

I was just thinking that. Because I took tap too

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@satpersonal327

8y↑24

It's interesting to know that when she was 13 she became a showgirl at a jazz bar due to the fact she looked older than her age (she said she was 18). She's so tantalising to watch, you can see her experience and talent shine through. One hot momma indeed.

@6709LeftzBehind

3y↑2

Ann Miller is majestic, I keep coming back to this version of the song and dance, it's the best one there is and I ALWAYS think of this song when the temperature is up!

@TokyoSpike

8y↑43

I love how this scene starts off with Lili and Cole thinking she's just some chorus girl with minimal / no talent and then she blows them away. Even Lili admits she's great.

@acgogoacgogo8854

7y↑24

Now imagine this on a big screen in 3D ! Ann is 30 feet tall and appears to jump out of the screen at you as she dances around on the furniture. The 3D prints are hard to find (most in bad shape) and there are very few old movie theaters that show revivals unless you are lucky enough to live in a big city. And Ann was at her absolute best (was she ever really bad?) .

@bassinbillRC5300

4y↑2

I bought this on 3D bluray pumping it through a DLP projector onto an 11 foot wide by 5.5 foot tall 1080p screen. She just jumps out of the screen in this scene.

@r.scougal4696

8y↑77

This film - "Kiss Me, Kate" - is terrific fun from start to finish, but this is my favorite part. If you haven't seen it, you should! Really a great classic musical comedy.

@robertwiegman1

4y↑1

R. Scougal I agree. It should be rated 4 stars all over the place but typically only gets 3.5. That's just baloney. It and Silk Stockings are two of the best that are underrated. Kiss Me Kate is better than Meet Me in St. Louis, The Music Man, etc.

@Travel40nc

3y↑2

@Robert Wiegman I agree with you ... this song and Tom, Dick or Harry is also fantastic

@RToni

7y↑7

everybody who think musicals and specially tap-dance scenes are boring/lousy... you have no idea how hard/difficult it is to do tap dancing. Love this movie, love Ann Miller... and recently saw it for the first time in 3D on blu... boah.. its completely a new experience.

@jimdecamp7204

8y↑46

This was actually filmed in 3D. Not that cheesy red-green 3D like Bwana-Devil, but polarization separation, like in the film "Gravity". You cannot get that on (most) TVs. The bit where Ann is dancing on the coffee table in front of three mirrors has to be seen in 3D to be appreciated. Also, where she throws a garter directly at the camera. The whole film is full of bits, like fire breathers and jugglers, that need to be seen in 3D to be appreciated.

Because it was filmed using polarization separation, either reel, left or right, makes a perfectly good 2D reel.

@movieswithsammykitty

8y↑8

I had the good fortune to see it in 3D once at A theater in NYC. It was so great!

@lemorab1

2y↑3

@travelling_sammykitty I saw it in 3-D at the Castro in San Francisco about 20 years ago. This number was unbelievable.

@amfanmagician

42w↑3

She totally stole this film. Doesn't matter if she wasn't top billed. For talent and sexiness in this film, she was unmatched.

@spookystela4661

5y↑9

This movie and On the Town are some of my favorite Ann Miller performances

@maya8443

5y↑3

Easter Parade is also very good. Ann Miller was a true talent.

@ZoieNhoa

3y↑6

I can’t believe it! 🤩 She’s amazing!

@avuncular300

8y↑6

Sizzling. A wonderful performer indeed.

@monica012077

7y↑4

This woman was talented!

@kellymcphaul2793

4y↑5

I mean. Jesus. I have watched this movie a million times, but this is my favorite part. She is a BEAST.

@HermanZelig

10y↑11

I saw this movie in its original 3-D format and this number made great use of the medium. Brava Ann Miller and her machine-gun taps!!

@broadwaymelody33

8y↑290

My grandma always hated that they never showed her feet at 3:00. She said at her live performances she was known for moving her feet that fast and moving slowly and willowy above the waist at the same time, and it was a shame they didn't do a full body shot of that there!

@RToni

7y↑21

I think everytime the same when I see that scene. I want see the her feet/shoes

@AxelQC

7y↑8

That's why she dances on the furniture.

@jackanthony976

6y↑20

I think one reason they didn't do a full body shot at 3.00 is because MGM knew they were making one of the first films shot in 3-D and so that were trying to have Ann seem as though she was dancing right into the camera and right into the audience hence the facial close up. I saw the film in 3-D in a movie theatre and it did seem that she was heading right into your lap with her fan at this part of the number starting at 3:00. It was awesome. However, without the 3-D version it doesn't make any sense to not show her feet.

@laurenjamieson8411

5y↑7

I agree. They should have shown the full body shot.

@Zoras88

Well you also have to realize that no one wanted to see sweaty feet. It was too darn hot for them to show her tapdancing skills that close.

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@user-jo9uq9vi6m

5y↑3

アン・ミラーのダンスは男性的な力強さを感じる。美しさと力強さのバランスが素晴らしい。

@lonellfletcher

50w↑1

The way she dances her ass off and then has the moxie to seduce the camera while continuing to dance her ass off is the height of Queendom.

@alworkedup

9y↑3

I saw Kiss Me Kate in a theatre a while ago and the audience absolutely HOWLED and YELLED when this was over :) :) :)

@rachels6582

8y↑12

Ann Miller's best number of her whole career IMO!

@rachels6582

***** Who me? Wow thanks! ☺💖

@rachels6582

***** Massachusetts in the US.

@rachels6582

+Luffy Uchiha ☺

@soapbxprod

OH YEAH! But how about ON THE TOWN? :)

@esmeephillips5888

Agreed.

@SweetDreams84

7y↑8

Awesome, mind blowing, absolutely amazing i wanted to dance like that when i was 6 years old!

@Travel40nc

3y↑2

Ann Miller - best female dancer ever!!

@bertbaekelmans8959

Found this amazing record on 78rpm today! 3€ worth of treasure in my jukebox 🤩

@kalyanipatel9088

36w

Beautiful talented lady..what a performance wow! ❤

@RToni

4y↑1

40 thumbs down? Hm... don't know why. This dance number is TOO DARN HOT not to like... Ann Miller's tap-dance and energy is something else... saw it in 3D (available on bluray!) For those who thinks this number/tab dance is lame... try out... and let's talk about again.

@morskojvolk

7y↑4

I was 13 the first time I saw this. I thought I liked musicals afterward, turns out it was just puberty. Ann Miller was, of course, the greatest female dancer in Hollywood, but she was also damned sexy.

@frankreynolds445

5y↑3

This was awesome. She was one great dancer. In the same year she danced in the movie Small Town Girl.

@jacobgarrity364

I saw this musical on Broadway and loved Kelli O” Hara and great actors. I saw it with my mom today we began dazzling in our tap dancing shoes and memorizing it all the time

@katelynmccorkle9902

8y↑12

This is too darn amazing

@missmarisa129

9y↑2

One of my all time favorites :)

@groovyroses

Great movie with great cast and it was one of my favorite musicals.

@sammy7819

9y↑1

Love IT!!!

@RatBatSpiderCrab

7y↑3

Ann Miller just made me melt my key board!

@danseabreeze1404

Stars have a period where they look the most iconic with their persona, this is the most Ann Millerish I've EVER seen her!

@1776freak

14w↑1

One of the greatest dancers of the 20th century and what legs.

@donhulbert1913

Oh, I can see the talent! Who else could have done it!?!

@peterbrown8880

Sensational and Timeless!!

@weswolever7477

4y↑2

I saw her in1980 in “Sugar Babies”.... she would have been about 57+/- and still had the HOT!!!

@robbiemayes8252

43w↑2

I love her. What a dancer!!!!!!’nn we cant forget Ginger!!!!!!!!

@dianamichaelamidday561

8y↑3

and this is why I love Ann Miller a true talent I love that color

@JNeil1975

7y↑3

TRUE LEGEND!!!!

@georgechulig9570

10y↑29

I saw this in 3-d about 30 years ago. You had to duck when Ann Miller threw things at the screen. The best part was when she was dancing I front of the triple mirror.

@colemcleod941

7y↑70

Her spinning and navigation of the small space cluttered with furniture to knock over, the coffee table and narrow ledge and arm of the couch she balances and hot-foots across -puts to shame any modern-day 'star' performer who can still find a way to wipe out, step off the ledge of a vast wide stage space - or trip on stairs - this puts 'em all to shame.
The talent of this golden era makes ours look pathetic.

@maryrozario397

4y↑2

So true

@earldlane

4y↑3

Or, you know, she did at one point too and maybe these things take...whats the word? Oh! Practice.

@RToni

4y↑6

and another thing musst be said compare with movies/musicals and choreography compared to those classic... today it would be a few steps one move... CUT - another camera Angle... back then... they have long sequences /choreography without any cut.

@jackjules7552

19w

It wasn't easy. According to Ann, many retakes were required for this number as Ann did manage to knock over or hit a piece of furniture or hit someone accidentally. Ann even managed to get her tap shoe ""accidentally" caught in Kathryn Grayson's wig, causing Miss Grayson's wig to go flying across the room during the take.

@fullplate100

3y↑4

For the hundreth time, TOO INCREDIBLE!!

@katwil89

8y↑23

In addition to how smoking hot Ann Miller is, the icing on the cake are those stunning, hot, pink tap shoes!

@null0byte

6y↑1

Word correction: "Much prefers her lovely doggie to court," Should be " Much prefers her lovely dovey to court."

As for Ann Miller's tap dancing prowess...it's literally one of the main reasons I want to learn tap sometime in my life time. The speed and grace she executes her ability....talk about one of my life goals.

@mayav6845

8y↑2

That was amazing!

@bylorib

44w

QUEEN!

@soapbxprod

6y↑4

All of the great leggy dames of MGM were wonderful, each in their own way- Debbie, Eleanor, Cyd... but ANNIE was calves and ankles above them all... Just my personal POV... Where are the great musical composers and choreographers like Cole Porter and Bob Fosse today? UGH... I'm 58, and I can't stand how debased Broadway has become... Sorry if I sound like an old geezer.

@bsspwatchyoself5256

5y↑1

I was born in the wrong era because this is pure gold and she is so damn sexy. Such a tease and it is still lasting in this generation and I am a lesbian. LOVE me some Ann Miller..

@maya8443

Nasty

@alworkedup

9y↑28

I love the smelling onions look on Kathryn Grayson's face :) :)

@poetcomic1

5y↑4

Ann wore the most expensive custom made stockings in the world and went through two or three pair for each filmed number. It was worth it.

@esmeephillips5888

4y↑2

You know about her claim to have invented panty hose?

On 'I've Got to Hear That Beat' (in 'Small Town Girl') Busby Berkeley would not let her stop when her feet bled because she would have to change her stockings. They were the most important part of her wardrobe and needed precision adjustment, which he said would take too much time.

@rubyblue4945

2y↑1

No one like her she’s beautiful ✨✨❤️

@charlescopenhagen6198

38w↑1

500 taps per minute! That’s some serious record

@jasminnemcdonald94A

8y↑52

Ann Miller is one hot dancer. Call the firefighters.

@donlevy8960

6y↑4

That's real talent.

@janetroy5489

14w

Too bad how they changed the words for the movie. Otherwise, this is quite marvelous.

@occamraiser

43w↑1

This film is 10 years older than me, oh the ravages of time! It is unlikely that any of these people are still alive. Certainly Ann Miller isn't :(

@richardm239

8y↑22

sizziling this woman is just not given enough respect

@impassable

9y↑2

Ann really was the best..Her problem was she always insisted on wearing clothes in her numbers

@thebeatnumber

Still can't make up my mind who the better dancer was between Ann Miller and Cyd Charisse. Both lovely, graceful and charming women, the likes of whom we may never see in movies again.

@serratograffiti

Cyd was a ballet dancer.

@virghammer1

38w

… and Eleanor Powell! All tops. ❤

@NadineSuliaman

Anyone know where I can find the backing track for this specific version?

@bradly2007

4y↑3

Amazing Ann Miller routine iconic, working Robinsons Beverly Hills Ann was a regular in the store still performing in the 90's looking really great always with a beautiful smile, adorable lady shopping Christmas 2003 I walked her with assistant with a cartload of gifts to her car at store closing, clearly very ill dressed beautifully told her always think of her watching "Shaking The Blues Away", stopped then looked at me "that was really a good one wasn't it?" responded "a Great one!" legendary lady passed one month later yet had a cart load of gifts one last time, will never see her likes again...

@virghammer1

38w

What a fantastic memory! Thanks tons for that wonderful anecdote. ❤❤❤. Annie forever! 👑

@apiltree

7y↑11

Admiration - I have no other words.

@christinescarff4920

2y↑3

My daughter used to be excellent at tap and ironically my dad was in Kiss me Kate in Abingdon when I was a youngish child !

@williamj.crofts41

1y↑2

Saw Ann Miller in a stage version of Hello Dolly...she was 😃 great... She walked so fast that sparks flew from her heels

@frenchyontravel

7y↑2

This is simply super hot. Bravo!!!

@SFKelvin

3y↑1

You HAVE to see this in 3-D. Suddenly it will make SO MUCH SENSE.

@oldcargeezer

lt's amazing to watch this and think, this was made long before l was born, and these actors/actresses have lived their lives and now are all
long gone, but their legacy lives on in this film.

@esmeephillips5888

4y↑1

The song's title was all too appropriate. Howard Keel recalled that the extra lighting required for 3D pushed the set's temp from the usual 85 (bad enough, but necessary for tripack Technicolor) to 130! Not only Ann but the other actors, formally dressed, had to be sponged down with perfume between takes.

After all that, the stereoscopy craze soon waned because audiences disliked the cardboard red-green spectacles and got headaches. Most situations showed 'Kiss Me Kate' flat.

@bmasterb6470

7y↑7

ANN MILLER = only one word is appropriate here.... and its "WOW"
She is too darn hot!!!

@lynnehammar5350

15w

2 tidbits you might not know: (1) this movie was promoted as "3D" (remember the glasses?), which explains why several objects are hurled straight at the camera; and (2) immediately after this scene, Ann Miller's character is informed that this number has been cut from the play! 😡

@davidallen508

Ann Miller would have been so much brighter than Dolores Gray in KISMET and Janis Paige in SILK STOCKINGS.

@lewisner

7y↑5

Her costume must have been the limit of how little women could wear in a movie at the time ? Not that I'm complaining !

@juicysparkles

8y↑20

Utterly spellbinding <3

@ieatwhatigrow8218

7y↑3

Ann Miller came to one of my Father's big wig parties in 1957 and stripped down to a little tutu; my mother was so shocked, she called everybody in to Dinner to Stop the act....

@jessineilsencarreno

Fascinating! So she didn't let her finish? What happened after? (A fan haha)

@gregorys4433

5y↑2

Wow. Just f'n wow.

@ciscoc.2512

8y↑5

Be still my beating heart!!! Luv that Ann Miller! 😘

@scottbloom6855

8y↑1

THE best!

@luigilamorte7753

8y↑3

Great gams!

@heru-deshet359

10y↑3

She was incredibly hot. Sadly, I remember seeing her and Mickey Rooney in an academy award show when I was a kid. She (who was much older by then) and Rooney seemed to be clueless about what was going on and really screwed up a presentation where they had to cut to commercials immediately.

@topologyrob

5y↑1

A shame they changed the Kinsey Report lyrics

@BramMichaelson

5y↑3

I like how they changed at (1:00) "according to the Kinsey report" to "according to the latest report".. Because Kinsey published 2 books Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female that flew in the face of the (prudish) establishment .
Imagine that... men and women ACTUALLY LIKE sex.
What a shocker.
Imagine what would happen to Kinsey today in the world of social media.

@esmeephillips5888

I hope Kinsey would be skewered, since he was a pervert and fraudster who used criminal pedophiles to help out with his research.

@BramMichaelson

@Esmee Phillips Fascinating. He seemed to be a very practical man dedicated to his research.. so this doesn't surprise me.
PS.. do you know how to save a person from the effects of sever hypothermia? Maybe you learned that in First Aid class as I did?
Did you know that procedure is from the work of Josef Mengele? Do you know what kind of a monster he was or did you have to look it up?

@esmeephillips5888

@The Prometheus Report https://www.amazon.com/Kinsey-Sex-Fraud-Indoctrination-People/dp/091031120X

The Hollywood biopic of Kinsey was a whitewash, btw. 'Cancel culture' has not yet got round to him.

No idea how valuable Nazi medical research was, but Kinsey's is worse than worthless. It was about sanitizing aberrant behavior and undermining moral restraints. He was a voyeur and masochist who wanted to present the theories of Freud (another quack) about pre-pubertal sexual instincts as if they were reflected in kids' widespread, voluntary acceptance of adults' attentions. He wrote the abuser's charter.

Anyway, this is OT. I need a shower.

@BramMichaelson

4y↑1

@Esmee Phillips I don't understand why people today choose to spend their mental energies on things that purposely make them upset. And what's more.. things they can not possibly influence (Cancel culture is a joke and will be roundly ridiculed by historians like McCartheism is).
Live YOUR life the best way YOU can so that YOUR actions reduce the suffering of the people YOU encounter and those that you love (friends family etc).. that is what you should be spending your mental energies on.
Enjoy your shower.

@dj1rst

2y↑1

It's hot even by todays standards but imagine 1953 it must have been boiling.

@GK-rw2op

Miller rushes a lot on this number and is sloppy a lot. If Eleanor Powell did this number it would have been spot on !

@mjjstarmusicentertainment7752

5y↑1

The only reason why I'm here is because of Ron Randell I love him he's so IRRESISTIBLY adorable , GORGEOUS and charming , I've had a crush on him ever since I was a child and I'll ALWAYS love him!!!".. I fell in love with him when I was really little when I first saw the movie ""king of kings"" and he had the role of the Lucius the roman soldier!" HE WAS SO HOT!!!!"😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗.... I saw him in the movie "shark god" after that too when he played Jeff !"

@googlefan7409

Hi fellow moonwalker ❤️ love to see my fam enjoying what Michael enjoyed!

@judithsixkiller5586

2y↑1

After almost 2 weeks of 100° -115° in Oklahoma , this difficult not be any more appropriate.
Just looking at someone moving around that much is making me nauseous.