The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film)
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The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) is an early sound-era adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, notable for starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5182948 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) Context triple: [The Taming of the Shrew, hasAdaptation, The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film)]
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The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) is a silent comedy-drama directed by D. W. Griffith that explores marital infidelity and gender conflict in late-1920s American society.
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B.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film) is a lavish Warner Bros. adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, renowned for its imaginative fantasy visuals, large ensemble cast, and multiple Academy Awards.
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C.
Coquette (1929 film)
Coquette (1929 film) is a 1929 American drama and Mary Pickford’s first talking picture, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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D.
1952 film Limelight
The 1952 film "Limelight" is a comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, focusing on an aging clown who mentors a young ballerina in London.
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E.
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 American romantic drama film starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty that explores repressed sexuality, emotional breakdown, and societal expectations in 1920s Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) Target entity description: The Taming of the Shrew (1929 film) is an early sound-era adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy, notable for starring Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks.
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A.
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film)
The Battle of the Sexes (1928 film) is a silent comedy-drama directed by D. W. Griffith that explores marital infidelity and gender conflict in late-1920s American society.
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B.
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film) is a lavish Warner Bros. adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy, renowned for its imaginative fantasy visuals, large ensemble cast, and multiple Academy Awards.
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C.
Coquette (1929 film)
Coquette (1929 film) is a 1929 American drama and Mary Pickford’s first talking picture, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.
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D.
1952 film Limelight
The 1952 film "Limelight" is a comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, focusing on an aging clown who mentors a young ballerina in London.
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E.
Splendor in the Grass
Splendor in the Grass is a 1961 American romantic drama film starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty that explores repressed sexuality, emotional breakdown, and societal expectations in 1920s Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Taming of the Shrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Carmelita Geraghty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clyde Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Fairbanks NERFINISHED ⓘ Edwin J. Brady NERFINISHED ⓘ Edwin Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey Wardwell NERFINISHED ⓘ H.B. Walthall NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Cawthorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Sam Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early sound era ⓘ |
| filmLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Baptista
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bianca NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherina NERFINISHED ⓘ Petruchio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasSound | synchronized sound ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Taming of the Shrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAnAdaptationOf | The Taming of the Shrew (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadRole |
Douglas Fairbanks as Petruchio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Pickford as Katherina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early sound-era adaptation of Shakespeare
ⓘ
pairing of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks ⓘ |
| partOf | Shakespeare on film ⓘ |
| producer | Mary Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1929-11-08 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 63 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Sam Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Renaissance Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Douglas Fairbanks
NERFINISHED
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Mary Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFilm | 1929 ⓘ |
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