* Kathryn Grayson as Lilli Vanessi / Katherine
* Howard Keel as Fred Graham / Petruchio
* Ann Miller as Lois Lane / Bianca
* James Whitmore as Harry Trevor / Hortensio
* Bob Fosse as Bill Calhoun / Lucentio
* Tommy Rall as Harris / Gremio
* Kurt Kasznar as The Tailor
* Reid Shelton as The Officer
The film is a technicolor adaptation of the 1949 Broadway musical, featuring many of the original songs.