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The Taming of the Shrew is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring Mary Pickford and her husband Douglas Fairbanks. It was the first sound film adaptation of the Shakespearean play of the same name. The film was adapted by Taylor from William Shakespeare's play.
The Taming of the Shrew: Directed by Sam Taylor. With Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Edwin Maxwell, Joseph Cawthorn. In sixteenth century Padua, Hortensio loves Bianca, the youngest daughter of Baptista.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Sam Taylor
- 1929-11-30
The Taming of the Shrew (1929, Romance) Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks | Full Movie. Adaptation of William Shakespeare's Play. In 16th-century Padua, Hortensio loves Bianca, but her...
- 65 min
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- Cult Cinema Classics
In Viewing Shakespeare on Film … played a saucy Kate in The Taming of the Shrew (1929), the first feature-length sound movie of Shakespeare. With her sly wink to Bianca during the “submission” speech to Petruchio, she showed how film could subvert the Shakespearean text.
At his country home, he bewilders her with inconsiderate acts and protests of love, and she is defiant until she sees that his actions are tricks to subdue her will; later, at a wedding feast, he invites the guests to observe the obedience of the shrew, but after her famous speech, she gives the women an understanding wink.
- Sam Taylor
- Mary Pickford
Shakespeare's wily Petruchio (Douglas Fairbanks) trades slaps with his wife, Katherine (Mary Pickford).
- Comedy
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When Petruchio comes from Verona to Padua in search of a wife, he hears of this situation, and he accepts the challenge of trying to woo and marry the ill-natured Katherine. Adapted from Shakespeare's play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of Katherine and Bianca.
