"The Taming of the Shrew" (1908) director D. W. Griffith starring Florence Lawrence

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"The Taming of the Shrew" is a short comedy based on the play of Shakespeare. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our stars Florence Lawrence and Billy Bitzer.

The first thing we want to do is set the record straight about the name of the actor playing Petruchio. All major movie sites, including IMDB and Silent Era, as well as Wikipedia, cite the name of Arthur V. Johnson, but this is wrong. We cannot see Arthur V. Johnson in this film.

Florence Lawrence delivers an inspired and truly stellar performance as the ill-tempered Katherina.

Directed by D.W. Griffith Cinematography by Billy Bitzer, Arthur Marvin Starring Florence Lawrence, Linda Arvidson, Harry Solter, George Gebhardt Distributed by Biograph Company Release date November 10, 1908 Country United States Running time 11 m.

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