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Girl Of The Golden West (1942 Film)
''Girl of the Golden West'' (Italian: ''Una signora dell'ovest'') is a 1942 Italian western film directed by Carl Koch and starring Michel Simon, Isa Pola and Rossano Brazzi. It is based on the novel, ''La Dame de l'Ouest'', by Pierre Benoit. It was made at the Scalera Studios in Rome, and on location in Lazio countryside. The film's title alludes to the opera '' The Girl of the Golden West'' by Giacomo Puccini, but is not an adaptation of it. It was one of only a handful of Westerns to be made during the silent and Fascist eras, in a genre in which Italy later became famous. Synopsis Arianna, an Italian actress, joins a caravan heading into the American West with her companion Diego. Diego is eventually killed by a local villain. Arianna falls in love with the villain without realising that he is the murderer. Cast * Michel Simon as Butler * Isa Pola as Arianna * Rossano Brazzi as William * Valentina Cortese as Madge * as Diego * Carlo Duse as un dipendente di Butler * Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Koch (director)
Carl Koch or Karl Koch (30 July 1892 in Nümbrecht, Germany – 1 December 1963 in Barnet, England) was an art historian, a German film director and a writer with many secondary credits including collaborations with his wife Lotte Reiniger, the animator of ''The Adventures of Prince Achmed'' (1926). In these collaborations, Koch often managed the camera work, which was mounted above Reiniger's animation table. Koch was an art historian, and before he met Reiniger, he made films for museums about art history and other educational matters. Other than his work with Reiniger, Koch is perhaps best known as assistant to Jean Renoir, who helped get Koch and Reiniger exit visas from Germany in 1936. Koch and Renoir, during the filming of ''La Grande Illusion'' (in which Koch has an uncredited role), discovered that Koch's artillery unit had actually fired on Renoir's airplane during World War I. In 1939, Koch and Renoir began an adaptation of ''Tosca'' at Mussolini's invitation. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era that existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in large cities, a small orchestra—would often play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus The Battle of Issus (also Issos) occurred in southern Anatolia, on November 5, 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of ...: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 Roman legion, legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1942 Western (genre) Films
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corrado Racca
Corrado Racca (November 14, 1889 – May 12, 1950) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Corrado began his career on stage when he moved to Florence in 1908. He later worked alongside other stage actors such as Ruggero Ruggeri, Emma Gramatica and Italia Almirante Manzini. On the radio, he acted for the Ente Italiano per le Audizioni Radiofoniche in Rome since the early 1930s. On screen, Racca appeared in more than twenty films during his career. He played the male lead in the 1933 film ''Villafranca''. Racca also worked as a voice actor, dubbing international films for release in Italy. (in Italian) He worked for the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amina Pirani Maggi
Amina Pirani Maggi (January 15, 1892 – November 10, 1979) was an Italian stage and film actress.Waldman p.162 Selected filmography * ''Television'' (1931) * ''Seconda B'' (1934) * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''Department Store'' (1939) * '' Guest for One Night'' (1939) * '' A Thousand Lire a Month'' (1939) * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) * '' Lucrezia Borgia'' (1940) * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1940) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * '' The Hero of Venice'' (1941) * ''Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * '' Love Story'' (1942) * ''Rita of Cascia'' (1943) * '' A Living Statue'' (1943) * '' The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * '' Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * '' Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) * '' The Beggar's Daughter'' (1950) * '' Who Is Without Sin'' (1952) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) * ''The Knight of the Black Sword ''The Knight of the Black Sword'' (Italian: ''Il cavaliere dalla spada '') is a 1956 Italian historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Marcacci
Augusto Marcacci (4 June 1892 – 7 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor.Mancini p.229 Selected filmography * '' Dimmed Lights'' (1934) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' Golden Arrow'' (1935) * ''Condottieri'' (1937) * '' The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) * ''Eternal Melodies'' (1940) * ''The First Woman Who Passes'' (1940) * ''First Love'' (1941) * ''The Mask of Cesare Borgia'' (1941) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * '' Love Story'' (1942) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * ''Fedora'' (1942) * ''A Little Wife'' (1943) * ''Rita of Cascia Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti (1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italians, Italian widow and Augustinian nuns, Augustinian nun venerated as a List of Catholic saints, saint in the Roman Catholic Church. After Rita's husband died, she joine ...'' (1943) References Bibliography * Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985. Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Maldacea
Nicola Maldacea (29 October 1870 – 5 March 1945) was an Italian actor, comedian and singer. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1956. Selected filmography References External links * 1870 births 1945 deaths Italian male film actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oreste Fares
Oreste Fares (1885–1950) was an Italian stage and film actor.Landy p.155 Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * ''Venus'' (1932) * '' Villafranca'' (1934) * '' Red Passport'' (1935) * '' Cavalry'' (1936) * '' To Live'' (1937) * '' The Last Enemy'' (1938) * ''Antonio Meucci'' (1940) * '' Kean'' (1940) * ''Manon Lescaut'' (1940) * '' Big Shoes'' (1940) * '' Beyond Love'' (1940) * ''The King's Jester'' (1941) * ''First Love'' (1941) * ''The Queen of Navarre'' (1942) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * ''Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * '' Rossini'' (1942) * '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) * ''Resurrection'' (1944) * ''The Priest's Hat'' (1944) * '' A Yank in Rome'' (1946) * '' The Courier of the King'' (1947) * ''Hawk of the Nile'' (1950) * ''Pact with the Devil A deal with the Devil (also called a Faustian bargain or Mephistophelian bargain) is a cultural motif exemplified by the legend of Faust and the figure of Mephistopheles, as well as being elemental to many Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesare Fantoni
Cesare Fantoni (1 January 1905 – 15 January 1963) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Bologna, Fantoni began his acting career in Luchino Visconti’s stage proses until making his first on-screen appearance in 1937. He made his debut film appearance in '' Doctor Antonio''. He then appeared in more than 70 films between 1939 and 1962. Fantoni made light appearances later in his career as Don Ignazio in the films '' The Overtaxed'' and '' Letto a tre piazze''. Fantoni was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market. (in Italian) He dubbed the voices of |
Vittorio Duse
Vittorio Duse (21 March 1916 – 2 June 2005) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Biography One of Duse's first roles was in Luchino Visconti's debut feature ''Ossessione'' (1942). Outside Italy, Duse is known for his role in ''The Godfather Part III'' as Don Tommasino in 1990, replacing Corrado Gaipa, who died one year prior to the film's release. Duse mostly starred in Italian films, although he also appeared in ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'', ''The Sopranos'', and in '' When in Rome''. In 1989, Duse starred in the film ''Queen of Hearts'', and he won the Jury Distinction Award at the Montréal World Film Festival. Death Duse died on 2 June 2005 at the age of 89. Selected filmography * ''Il cavaliere senza nome'' (1941) * '' Girl of the Golden West'' (1942) * ''Il leone di Damasco'' (1942) * ''Giarabub'' (1942) - Un giocatore di carte * ''Redenzione'' (1943) * ''Il treno crociato'' (1943) - Sallustri (uncredited) * ''Ossessione'' (1943) - L'agen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Duse
Carlo Duse (5 January 1898 – 9 September 1956) Birth name: Carlo Artemio e Vittorio Duse. With mention in margin of his date and place of death. was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1956. He was born in Udine, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Uragano'' (1918) * ''Il mistero della casa n. 30'' (1920) * ''Romola'' (1924) - Bargello (uncredited) * '' Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei'' (1926) - Burbo * ''Cento di questi giorni'' (1933) - Vito's Duel Assistant * ''Villafranca'' (1934) * '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1934) - Emisario borbonico * ''Teresa Confalonieri'' (1934) * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * ''Aurora sul mare'' (1934) * ''Le scarpe al sole'' (1935) - Tenente degli Alpini * '' I Love You Only'' (1935) - Policeman * ''The Joker King'' (1936) - Captain Ciro Romoa * ''Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''Tredici uomini e un cannone'' (1936) - Uomo #3 * ''Campo di maggio'' (1936) - Marchand * ''Ginevr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
