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A Lady Did It
''A Lady Did It'' ( it, L'ha fatto una signora) is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Michele Abruzzo, Rosina Anselmi and Alida Valli.Aprà p.101 It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfredo Montori. Main cast * Michele Abruzzo as Luca Sardo * Rosina Anselmi as Rosa Sardo * Alida Valli as Maria Sardo * Nino Taranto as Nino * Virgilio Riento as Pasquale * Tina Pica as Teresa, la portinaia * Nando Bruno Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale ... as Un collego di Pasquale References Bibliography * Aprà, Adriano. ''The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944''. Electa International, 1979. External links * 1938 films 1930s Italian-language films Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Full Speed (1934 film), Full Speed'' (1934) * ''I Love You Only'' (1935) * ''The Man Who Smiles'' (1936) * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * ''La damigella di Bard (film), La damigella di Bard'' (1936) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * ''These Children'' (1937) * ''Felicità Colombo'' (1937) * ''Destiny (1938 film), Destiny'' (1938) * ''Triumph of Love (1938 film), Triumph of Love'' (1938) * ''Nonna Felicità'' (1938) * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) * ''The Lady in White'' (1938) * ''We Were Seven Sisters'' (1939) * ''At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) * ''We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) * ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) * ''Mille chilometr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfredo Montori
Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) * ''They've Kidnapped a Man'' (1938) * '' The Knight of San Marco'' (1939) * '' The Faceless Voice'' (1939) * ''The Hussar Captain'' (1940) * '' A Husband for the Month of April'' (1941) * ''The Two Tigers'' (1941) * ''Music on the Run'' (1943) * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) * '' The Cliff of Sin'' (1950) * ''Beauties on Bicycles'' (1951) * '' Without a Flag'' (1951) * '' Tragic Serenade'' (1951) * '' The Black Captain'' (1951) * ''Mamma Mia, What an Impression!'' (1951) * ''Abracadabra'' (1952) * ''Naples Sings'' (1953) * '' Tragic Ballad'' (1954) * ''Letter from Naples'' (1954) * '' It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) * ''Goodbye Naples'' (1955) * ''The Knight of the Black Sword ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Comedy Films
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Films Shot At Cinecittà Studios
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Films Directed By Mario Mattoli
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Black-and-white Films
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1930s Italian-language Films
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1938 Films
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Nando Bruno
Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale * ''Le sorprese del divorzio'' (1939) - L'artificiere * ''Montevergine'' (1939) - Francesco * '' Dora Nelson'' (1939) - Gegè * ''Mare'' (1940) - Il pescatore * ''Incanto di mezzanotte'' (1940) * ''L'imprevisto'' (1940) * ''Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) - Il "piccolo gigante" * ''Silenzio, si gira!'' (1943) - Un gioccatore di dadi sul set * ''Gli assi della risata'' (1943) - Tentotti (segment "Il trionfo di Poppea") (uncredited) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Augusto Pallotta, il vetturino * ''Life Begins Anew'' (1945) - Scorcelletti, il camionista * ''Rome, Open City'' (1945) - Agostino the Sexton * ''Departure at Seven'' (1946) * ''Mio figlio professore'' (''My Son, the Professor'') (1946) - Angeloni * ''Roma città libera'' (1946 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Pica
Tina Pica (31 March 1884 – 15 August 1968) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage. Her film debut came in 1935 with ''The Three-Cornered Hat''. In the 1950s, she became a celebrity thanks to her role as Caramella in the successful film series ''Bread, Love and Dreams'' (1953), ''Bread, Love and Jealousy'' (1954), ''Scandal in Sorrento'' (1955), ''Bread, Love and Andalusia'' (1958) and the last one, (which was never filmed). In 1955, she won the Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress. Partial filmography * (1916) * (1916) * ''The Three-Cornered Hat'' (1935) as Assunta, a commoner (uncredited) * '' Hands Off Me!'' (1937) as Giulia, the housemaid * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) as Teresa, the doorkeeper * ''The Marquis of Ruvolito'' (1939) as Miss Mangialardo * ''No Man's Land'' (1939) as Maruzza * '' Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * '' Hey Boy'' (1948) as Maddalena, the cook * (1950) * ''Filumena Marturano'' (1951) as Rosalia Solimena * (1951) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgilio Riento
Virgilio Riento (29 November 1889 – 7 September 1959) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 108 films between 1936 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) - Man on train * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) - Pepe * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Pasquale * '' For Men Only'' (1938) - Pasquale Pappalardo * ''The Marquis of Ruvolito'' (1939) - Don Timurata * '' I, His Father'' (1939) - Il cavaliere * ''Department Store'' (1939) - Gaetano * '' The Make Believe Pirates'' (1939) * ''The Silent Partner (1939) - Il maggiore * ''Il signore della taverna'' (1940) - Il vice-commissario * ''Il ponte dei sospiri'' (1940) - Bertuccio * ''Boccaccio'' (1940) - Il bottaro * ''Miseria e nobiltà'' (1940) - Felice * ''Il re del circo'' (1941) - Bastiani, suo zio * ''L'attore scomparso'' (1941) - Il trovarobe * ''Due cuori sotto sequestro'' (1941) - L'uffiziale giudiziario * ''Teresa Venerdì'' (1941) - Antonio * ''La scuola dei timidi'' (1941) - Roc * ''Se io fossi on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nino Taranto
Nino Taranto (28 August 1907 – 23 February 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1924 and 1971. Life and career Born in Naples, Taranto started his career as a child actor in 1918 starring in some local stage companies. After studying mime and dance he joined the company of Salvatore Cafiero. In 1928 he successfully entered into the sceneggiata genre: invited on tour in the United States, he returned with "a pianola tape and a thousand dollars", used to finance his first company of variety, which lasted only fifteen days and ended in total disaster. In 1933 he debuted on dramatic theater and in revue, a genre he focused until the 1950s. Taranto achieved large notoriety thanks to two macchiette (i.e. comic musical monologues caricaturing stock characters), Ciccio Formaggio and Baron Carlo Mazza, two caricatural characters of proven success that he reprised several times during his career. He debuted in cinema in 1938, but achieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
