Lauderdale Maitland

'Ruined stockbroker blamed for killing crooking financier who lured his wife.' (British Film Catalogue)

This version concentrates on the contest between Petruchio and Katerina, as it should. The Biance subplot is used only to set up the Shrew story....

Backstage, Lyn Harding prepares for his role as Svengali; a brief montage of several scenes from the play at Apollo Theater is shown. Presented as...