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The Taming of the Shrew

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The Taming of the Shrew
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1hr 6min
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1929
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Telavista
Synopsis: As the silent era drew to a close (along with their marriage), Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks made this early talkie, appearing in their first film together as William Shakespeare's rambunctious couple Katherine and Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew. In this pared down, slapstick version of Shakespeare's comedy, Petruchio rides into town facing backwards on a jackass, strumming a lyre, looking for his fair-haired, soon-to-be-wife Katherine. The two engage in a battle of the sexes, complete ... Full Synopsis
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Katherine
Baptista
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Elizabeth Taylor in "The Taming of the Shrew" (Bob Penn / Camera Press / Retna Ltd.)
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