Learning on ScreenTaming of the Shrew, The
- Synopsis
- Feature film version of the play and the first sound film to attempt a full version of a Shakespeare play. Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks as Kate and Petruchio.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1929
- Duration
- 68 mins; 6,116 feet
Credits
- Director
- Sam Taylor
- Cinematographer
- Karl Struss
- Screenplay
- Sam Taylor
- Art Direction
- Laurence Irving; William Cameron Menzies
- Cast
Mary Pickford Katherina Douglas Fairbanks Petruchio Edwin Maxwell Baptista Minola Dorothy Jordan Bianca Clyde Cook Grumio Geoffrey Wardwell Hortensio Joseph Cawthorn Gremio
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Historical period
- Renaissance Italy
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The Folger Shakespeare Library holds an undated shooting script with Robert Hamilton Ball’s annotations.
The copy held by the BFi National Archive is a German release sound version (5,698ft, 63min) with German titles and dialogue.
The 2005 DVD release, made from the 1966 re-release, cut seven minutes from the film to ‘tighten the editing’ and aid sound synchronisation,
Estimated budget $500,000 - History
- The film appeared in both sound and silent versions.
- Reviews
- Rosenthal, Daniel. Shakespeare on Screen (London: Hamlyn, 2000), p. 136-7.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
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