Second Best Bed
- Synopsis
- Feature film comedy. Victor Garnett (Walls) a rich bachelor marries wealthy, spoilt and shrewish Patricia Lynton (Jane Baxter) whereupon he tries to mould her into his ideal woman. Enraged by Victor’s over-attentive behaviour to other woman she runs away to Monte Carlo, but they are eventually reunited and reconciled. Victor gives his wife the second best bed and the line from Shakespeare’s will is quoted in the opening titles.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1938
- Duration
- 83 mins; 7,500 feet
Credits
- Director
- Tom Walls
- Producer
- Max Schach
- Cinematographer
- Jack Cox
- Screenplay
- Ben Travers
- Music
- Van Phillips
- Cast
Jane Baxter Patricia Lynton (Katherina) Tom Walls Victor Garnett (Petruchio) Carl Jaffe Georges Dubonnet Greta Gynt Yvonne Veronica Rose Jenny Murdoch
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The BFI National Archive holds preservation material only, no viewing copy (2006).
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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Second Best Bed". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66860 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)