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The Taming of the Shrew( 1929)

TV-MAComedy
54%
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ALL TALKING, ALL LAUGHING COMEDY SENSATION!

Overview

Adapted from Shakespeare's play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of Katherine and Bianca. The younger daughter, Bianca, is charming and has many suitors. But her father will not allow Bianca to be married until her older sister, who is notoriously quarrelsome and bad-tempered, is married first. 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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mary Pickford

      Caterina

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      Douglas Fairbanks

      Petruccio

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      Edwin Maxwell

      Battista

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      Joseph Cawthorn

      Gremio

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      Clyde Cook

      Grumio

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      Dorothy Jordan

      Bianca

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Feb 20 2025
    Boy but there’s some fun chemistry on offer here as the original cinema golden couple take on one of Shakespeare’s best romantic comedy plays and use their new found voices to make it count. Mary Pickford is the shrew, Douglas Fairbanks her suitor “Petruchio”. Now make no mistake, this isn’t a love match, it’s more a sort of trade off so “Hortensio” (Geoffrey Wardwell) can fulfil his entirely reciprocated affections for “Bianca” (Dorothy Jordan). She can’t marry til her elder sister is, and - well that’s where “Petruchio” comes in. It’s fair to say that “Katherine” isn’t remotely interested in ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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