Taming of the Shrew, The
- Synopsis
- Condensed version of The Taming of the Shrew concentrating on the wooing and winning of Katharina by Petruchio. Ball (op cit. p. 286) is underwhelmed by the film finding the camera stationary, the acting too theatrical and over-burdened with intertitles. He notes...`the effect is both over-literary and uncinematic, especially in the crowded first reel. Inaudible speeches usually supersede the function of the camera, and except for the cross-cutting there is hardly a trace of recognition of the true nature of the motion picture medium’.
- Series
- Gems of Literature
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1923
- Duration
- 22 mins; 2,022 feet
Credits
- Director
- Edwin J. Collins
- Producer
- Edward Godal
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Dacia Deane Katherina Lauderdale Maitland Petruchio M. Gray Murray Baptista Minola Cynthia Murtagh Bianca Roy Beard Lucentio Somers Bellamy Gremio
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 a complete preservation copy (2,022ft) but only 939ft (10 mins) of viewing material (7/2007).
- General
- A good example of many cheap short films based on literary classics that were made in Britain in the 1920s by the many producers who could not afford to make full-length feature films.
- Reviews
- Ball, Robert Hamilton. Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History. London: George Allen and Unwin, 1968 (p284-6, 377). Barbara Hodgdon, The Shakespeare Trade: Performances and Appropriations. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998. (p. 10-1). Hodgdon believes the intertitles function as an authoritative male voice.
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
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Taming of the Shrew, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68701 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)