Caftan Woman Posted by on February 9, 2020

Irving 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...   read more

The Blonde At The Film Posted by Cameron on April 25, 2018

via: 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 more

Love Letters to Old Hollywood Posted by Michaela on June 1, 2016

Call 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...   read more

Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on October 26, 2015

Call 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 more

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on March 24, 2014

It’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...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Lesley Coffin on December 4, 2013

There are two types of people in this world – those who like musicals and those who do not.  I’m happy to say, I LOVE MUSICALS.  I will forgive a lot of things in a musical that I won’t forgive in other movies and can happily sit down and rewatch...   read more