The Taming of the Shrew (1908 film)
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by |
D. W. Griffith Harry Solter based on the William Shakespeare play |
| Cinematography |
G.W. Bitzer Arthur Marvin |
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Running time | 17 minutes (@16 frame/s) |
| Country | United States |
| Language |
Silent film English intertitles |
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The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a 1908 silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was based on Shakespeare's play of the same name.
The blurb for the film stated "if we could see ourselves as others see us what models we would become."[1]
Cast (in credits order)
- Florence Lawrence ... Katharina
- Arthur V. Johnson ... Petruchio
- Linda Arvidson ... Bianca
- Harry Solter ... Katharina's Father
The rest of cast listed alphabetically:
- Charles Avery ... Music Teacher
- William J. Butler
- Gene Gauntier ... Wedding Party
- George Gebhardt ... One of Bianca's Suitors
- Guy Hedlund
- Charles Inslee ... One of Bianca's Suitors
- Wilfred Lucas
- Jeanie Macpherson ... Wedding Party
- Charles Moler
- Mack Sennett ... Petruchio's Servant
See also
References
- ↑ Quoted in Robert Hamilton Ball, Shakespeare on Silent Film: A Strange Eventful History (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1968), 63
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