6 Best Kathryn Grayson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 22, 2026

Kathryn Grayson brought a bright, operatic soprano voice and radiant presence to MGM’s golden-age musicals and became one of the studio’s best-loved singing stars. Kiss Me Kate pairs feuding divorced actors in Taming of the Shrew, Show Boat follows a riverboat performer’s romance across decades, Till the Clouds Roll By celebrates Jerome Kern, and It Happened in Brooklyn dreams of a music career. Anchors Aweigh and Thousands Cheer round out the list.

Kiss Me Kate (1953)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 93%

Feuding divorced actors are forced to play a bickering couple on stage together.

Directed by George Sidney · 1h 49m · Rated NR

Nominated for 1 Oscar2 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Show Boat (1951)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 81%

A Mississippi showboat's performers navigate love, gambling and racial injustice across decades.

Directed by George Sidney · 1h 47m · Rated NR

Nominated for 2 Oscars4 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: TCM · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)

TMDB ★ 6.4

Kathryn Grayson features in this musical about a returning soldier whose dreams of a music career in Brooklyn lead to unexpected romance and opportunity.

Directed by Richard Whorf · 1h 45m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Kathryn Grayson appears in this MGM musical biography that celebrates the life and beloved songs of composer Jerome Kern.

Directed by Richard Whorf · 2h 16m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus, Pure Flix · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, FlixFling

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Anchors Aweigh (1945)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 56% Metacritic 60

Two sailors on shore leave chase romance across Hollywood, with an animated dancing mouse along for the ride.

Directed by George Sidney · 2h 23m · Rated NR

Won 1 Oscar5 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: History Vault · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Thousands Cheer (1943)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Kathryn Grayson appears in this MGM musical about a soldier whose romance with a colonel's daughter blossoms amid a star-studded military camp variety show.

Directed by George Sidney · 2h 06m · Rated NR

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Kathryn Grayson Movies

Kiss Me Kate (1953)

Show Boat (1951)

It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Thousands Cheer (1943)

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