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The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 26, 1929

Runtime

1h 3m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

52%

Original Title

The Taming of the Shrew

Production Companies

United Artists, Elton Corporation, Pickford Corporation

Director

Sam Taylor

Description

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.