The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film)
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The Taming of the Shrew (1929) is the first sound film adaptation of the Shakespearean play of the same name
. It stars Mary Pickford
and her husband Douglas Fairbanks
.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself...
. It stars Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford
Mary Pickford was a Canadian-born motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
and her husband Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. was an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films such as The Thief of Bagdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro....
.
Cast
- Mary Pickford as Katherine
- Douglas Fairbanks as Petruchio
- Edwin MaxwellEdwin MaxwellEdwin Maxwell was an Irish character actor in Hollywood movies of the 1930s and 1940s, frequently cast as shady businessmen and shysters, though often ones with a dignified bearing....
as Baptista - Joseph CawthornJoseph CawthornJoseph Cawthorn was an American stage and film comic actor....
as Gremio - Clyde CookClyde Cook (actor)Clyde Cook was an Australian born actor whose career spanned the silent film era, talkies and television.He was known as the "Rubber Comedian" because of his ability to bend himself into almost any position...
as Grumio - Geoffrey Wardwell as Hortensio
- Dorothy JordanDorothy Jordan (film actress)Dorothy Jordan was an American movie actress who had a short but successful career beginning in talking pictures in 1929.-Early career:...
as Bianca