The Taming of the Shrew

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 26, 1929

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

United Artists,Elton Corporation,Pickford Corporation

Cast

Billie Jeane Phelps,Frankie Genardi,Geoffrey Wardwell,Dorothy Jordan,Douglas Fairbanks,Joseph Cawthorn,Charles Stevens,Edwin Maxwell,Clyde Cook,Wilson Bengeand 1 more

Director

Sam Taylor

Writer

Sam Taylor,William Shakespeare

Cinematography

Karl Struss

Music

Hugo Riesenfeld

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0020479