The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

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NR 1929 · 63 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Sam Taylor · Written by Sam Taylor

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Mary Pickford Caterina
Douglas Fairbanks Petruccio
Edwin Maxwell Battista
Joseph Cawthorn Gremio
Clyde Cook Grumio
Dorothy Jordan Bianca
Geoffrey Wardwell Hortensio
Wilson Benge Servant (uncredited)
Frankie Genardi Little Boy (uncredited)
Billie Jeane Phelps Little Girl (uncredited)
Charles Stevens Servant (uncredited)

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