Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam is a 1953 musical film directed by Walter Lang, based on the musical of the same name. The film, with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman, starred Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, Billy DeWolfe, George Sanders, and Walter Slezak. The film replaced "Washington Square Dance" with the older "International Rag", and added a new song by Irving Berlin, "What Chance Have I With Love?" (sung and danced by Donald O'Connor). A soundtrack albu... more

Call Me Madam is a 1953 musical film directed by Walter Lang, based on the musical of the same name. The film, with a screenplay by Arthur Sheekman, starred Merman, Donald O'Connor, Vera-Ellen, Billy DeWolfe, George Sanders, and Walter Slezak. The film replaced "Washington Square Dance" with the older "International Rag", and added a new song by Irving Berlin, "What Chance Have I With Love?" (sung and danced by Donald O'Connor). A soundtrack album was released by Decca as a 10-inch LP, and was released on CD in 2004 by Hallmark. The numbers "The Hostess with the Mostes'" and "You're Just in Love" are included on the Rhino Records CD set Irving Berlin in Hollywood. The film was out of circulation for many years but was issued on DVD in 2004. Merman won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. Alfred Newman won the Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture, and Irene Sharaff was nominated for her costume design. Lang was nominated for Outstanding Directorial... less