▁earliest ▁surv iving ▁British ▁film ic ▁adaptation ▁is ▁Ed win ▁J . ▁Collins ' ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁version , ▁adapted ▁by ▁Eli ot ▁St ann ard , ▁and ▁st arring ▁D acia ▁De ane ▁and ▁La ud erd ale ▁M ait land . ▁One ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁forty - min ute ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁classic ▁texts ▁released ▁under ▁the ▁G ems ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁b anner , ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁surv ives , ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁scene ▁is ▁incomplete ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁print ▁damage . ▁This ▁version ▁very ▁much ▁adopt s ▁Pet ru chio ' s ▁perspective , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inter tit les ▁reads ▁" by ▁no on ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁though ▁fam ished ▁and ▁we ary ▁for ▁want ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁rest , ▁the ▁Sh rew ▁deep ▁in ▁her ▁heart ▁adm ired ▁the ▁man ▁whose ▁temper ▁is ▁greater ▁than ▁her ▁own ." ▁ ▁Sam ▁Taylor ▁( 1 9 2 9 ) ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁sound ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ; ▁Sam ▁Taylor ' s ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew , ▁st arring ▁Mary ▁Pick ford ▁and ▁Douglas ▁Fair b anks ▁( the ▁first ▁sound ▁adaptation ▁of ▁any ▁Shakespeare ▁play ). ▁This ▁version ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁shot ▁as ▁a ▁silent ▁film , ▁and , ▁depending ▁on ▁whether ▁a ▁given ▁theatre ▁was ▁equ ipped ▁to ▁screen ▁sound ▁films , ▁was ▁released ▁both ▁as ▁a ▁" t alk ie " ▁and ▁a ▁silent . ▁Using ▁only