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Mario Riva
Mario Riva (26 January 1913 – 1 September 1960) was an Italian television presenter and actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960. Life and career Born in Rome as Mariuccio Bonavolontà, the son of a composer, Giuseppe (Joseph) Bonavolonta (b.1885) and his wife Teresa Chinzari. His father composed over 500 popular tunes including "Goodbye Nemi" and "Fiocca Snow". Mario attended St Joseph College in Piazza di Spagna in Rome. Riva debuted at young age as a dubber and a radio actor. His film debut was in 1941 in ''Due cuori sotto sequestro'' (''Two Hearts Seized''). He became first known as presenter of the stage show ''Clan'' (1942). After a long season of successes on stage (often in couple with Riccardo Billi) Riva reached the peak of his career with the RAI variety television ''Il Musichiere'' (1957-1960) (the Italian version of Name That Tune). He also appeared on several films, usually in supporting roles. While he was presenting from the Arena di Verona ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riccardo Billi
Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – 15 April 1982) was an Italian film actor and comedian. With Mario Riva he appeared as ''Billi & Riva'', one of the most popular Italian comic duos in the 1950s. He appeared in around 85 films between 1938 and his death in 1982. Filmography External links *Riccardo Billit Fandango Riccardo Billit Blockbuster Blockbuster or Block Buster may refer to: *Blockbuster (entertainment) a term coined for an extremely successful movie, from which most other uses are derived. Corporations * Blockbuster (retailer), a defunct video and game rental chain ** Bl ... 1906 births 1982 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Steamship Owner
''The Steamship Owner'' (Italian: ''Il padrone del vapore'') is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Delia Scala and Carlo Campanini.Aprà p.101 The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti. Plot A rich American arrives in a little village in the mountains because he wants to advertise a drink he produces. In the village there are also two men from Rome who are at logger-heads with the locals. The coming of the American complicates matters. Cast * Walter Chiari as Himself * Delia Scala as Herself * Carlo Campanini as Mr. Carlo Peonio * Giovanna Pala as Trude * Mario Riva as Mario * Riccardo Billi as Riccardo * Bice Valori as Marga * Aldo Giuffré as Nicola * Carlo Giuffré as Finanziere * Raffaele Pisu as Pino * Gianrico Tedeschi as Pianista * Gisella Sofio as Coreografa * Alberto Sorrentino as Disegnatore * Aldo Bufi Landi as Finanziere napoletano * Anna Maestri as Cameriera dell'albergo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Tales (film)
''Roman Tales'' ( it, Racconti romani) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini. It is based on several short stories collected in ''Racconti romani'' by Alberto Moravia. The film won two David di Donatello Awards, for best director and best producer. Plot In Rome, during the Fifties, three boys attempt to commit a robbery. They're Mario, Alvaro and Otello, aided by a trickster, Professor Semprini, who claims to be a great intellectual. In reality the man is just the garbage boy of the upright lawyer Mazzoni Baralla, who goes on the trail of the three boys as soon as they attempt the shot. Indeed, Alvaro, Mario and Otello are arrested, after being deceived by Semprini, who demands from them a payment for the design of the plan. In fact the three first attempt to pass off counterfeit notes, then pretend to be guards from the vice squad in Villa Borghese. After the arrest and acquittal, the three decide to return to their old and simple jobs. Cast * Totò: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bravissimo (film)
''Bravissimo'' is a 1955 Italian film, starring Alberto Sordi and directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. Plot Ubaldo Impallato is a precarious elementary music teacher, for years in vain in search of a steady job, who to make ends meet with after school. Among the children entrusted to him there is also Gigetto, who unlike the other companions has a singular characteristic: at the age of six he can sing with a wonderful baritone voice. The teacher, who in the meantime has become his tutor in spite of himself since his father ended up in prison, accidentally realizes this extraordinary gift of the little one hearing him interpret The barber of Seville (Ubaldo at first thinks he hears a singer on the radio) and decides to seize the opportunity. Thanks to an excellent performance in a television program for young talents, Gigetto is an immediate success and promises to become a real gold mine. With the help of a theatrical impresario, he is even offered Verdi's Rigoletto, in the role o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!
''Laugh! Laugh! Laugh!'' (Italian: ''Ridere! Ridere! Ridere!'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Edoardo Anton and starring Tino Scotti, Ugo Tognazzi and Carlo Dapporto. The film's sets were designed by the art director Beni Montresor. It was shot in Ferraniacolor. Plot Mr. Spinotti travels on a train. He passes the inspector and asks the users for their tickets. Our protagonist argues with the inspector, but little by little he begins to tell stories and jokes to those present. Cast * Tino Scotti as Commissario Rossi * Ugo Tognazzi as Dottore * Carlo Dapporto as François Salvo * Sandra Mondaini as Innamorata litigiosa * Riccardo Billi as Controllore * Mario Riva as Otello Spinotti * Alberto Talegalli as Pignolo * Gianni Bonos as Mimo * Luigi Bonos as Mimo * Vittorio Bonos as Mimo * Paolo Panelli as Innamorato litigioso * Paolo Ferrari as Corteggiatore * Pina Gallini as Vecchietta * Raffaele Pisu as Ubriaco * Galeazzo Benti as Snob * Raimondo Vianello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripoli, Beautiful Land Of Love
''Tripoli, Beautiful Land of Love'' (Italian: ''Tripoli, bel suol d'amore'') is a 1954 Italian comedy war film directed by Ferruccio Cerio and starring Alberto Sordi, Lyla Rocco and Fulvia Franco.Chiti & Poppi p.376 It takes its title from a traditional song of the same name which features prominently on the soundtrack. The plot draws some inspiration from that of ''The Three Musketeers''. It was shot in Ferraniacolor, and took around 248 million lire at the Italian box office. It is set against the backdrop of the Libyan War between Italy and the Ottoman Empire in 1911. A young man from the countryside volunteers to join the Bersaglieri, but quickly clashes with three overbearing comrades. They resent the newcomer because Maria the daughter of the marshal, who they are all in love with, has shown attention to the young man. However all eventually become close friends. When war breaks out they travel to Tripoli to fight, accompanied by Maria who has enlisted in the Red Cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Country Of The Campanelli
''The Country of the Campanelli'' ( it, Il paese dei campanelli, french: Ces voyous d'hommes, also known as ''Town of Bells'') is a 1954 Italian-French comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and starring Sophia Loren. It is loosely based on the operetta "Il paese dei campanelli" by Carlo Lombardo. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. Plot A fraudulent travelling magician convinces the inhabitants of a town that they can make the bells ring whenever someone is unfaithful to another. Cast * Sophia Loren as Bonbon * Carlo Dapporto as Lt. La Gaffe * Mario Riva as Tarquinio the Magician * Alda Mangini as Tenerina * Luisella Beghi as Candida * Sergio Tofano as Dr. Pott * Achille Togliani as René * Giuseppe Addobbati as Tom * Rosita Pisano as Annie * Alberto Talegalli as Bruto * Charles Fawcett as Admiral * Diana Dei as Admiral's wife * Alberto Sorrentino as The Stupid Sailor * Riccardo Billi Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Years
''Easy Years'' ( it, Anni facili) is a 1953 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Nino Taranto. Cast *Nino Taranto as Professor Luigi De Francesco *Clelia Matania as Rosina, his wife *Giovanna Ralli as Teresa, his daughter *Gino Buzzanca as Baron Ferdinando La Prua *Armenia Balducci as Baroness La Prua *Salvatore Campochiaro as preside * Flirt Consalvo as Rosolino Loffredo * Gabriele Tinti as Piero Loffredo * Angiola Maria Faranda as Teresa Loffredo * Eleonora Tranchina as Assunta Loffredo *Checco Durante as doorman Ministero *Gildo Bocci as usciere al Ministero *Mara Berni as Vercesi, studentessa procace *Guglielmo Inglese as capo divisione al Ministero * Aldo Casino as comm. Larina *Alda Mangini as Fedora Larina *Giovanni Grasso as Mario Rapisarda *Turi Pandolfini as the veteran *Riccardo Billi as himself *Mario Riva as himself *Domenico Modugno Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauties On Motor Scooters
''Beauties on Motor Scooters'' (Italian: ''Bellezze in moto-scooter'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Isa Barzizza, Virginia Belmont and Fulvia Franco.Gennari p.185 Partial cast * Isa Barzizza as Laura * Virginia Belmont as Enrichetta * Fulvia Franco as Marcella * Carlo Giustini as Alberto * Enrico Viarisio as Carletti * Linda Sini as Franca * Guglielmo Inglese as Pelacardi * Galeazzo Benti as Gastone * Riccardo Billi * Tony Amendola * Maria Fiore * Maurizio Arena * Mario Riva * Tazio Nuvolari * Virgilio Riento * Renato Malavasi Renato Malavasi (8 August 1904 – 7 October 1998) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1985. Selected filmography * '' The Golden Vein'' (1928) * '' The Song of Love'' (1930) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ' ... * Enrico Luzi References Bibliography * Daniela Treveri Gennari. ''Post-War Italian Cinema: American Intervention, Vatican Interests''. Routle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovinezza (film)
''Giovinezza'' is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Pastina and starring Delia Scala, Hélène Rémy and Franco Interlenghi.Spanogli p.68 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giovanni Sarazani. Cast * Delia Scala as Tamara * Hélène Rémy as Anna * Franco Interlenghi as Mario * Camillo Pilotto as Cesare * Carlo Sposito as Venditore ambulante * Virgilio Riento as Matteo * Eduardo Passarelli as Il brigadiere * Riccardo Billi as Venditore ambulante * Nilla Pizzi as Cantante * Enrico Luzi as Venditore ambulante * Alberto Sordi as Alberto * Alberto Sorrentino as Venditore ambulante * Gino Latilla as Cantante * Mario Riva as Venditore ambulante * Charles Trenet Louis Charles Augustin Georges Trenet (; 18 May 1913 – 19 February 2001) was a renowned French singer-songwriter who composed both the music and the lyrics to nearly a thousand songs over a career that lasted more than 60 years. These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Olden Days
''In Olden Days'' ( it, Altri tempi, link=no, also known as ''Times Gone By'' and ''Infidelity'') is a 1952 Italian anthology film. Plot The cart of old books A good-natured peddler of old books shows his customers some works from the past and is pranked by the rowdy son of a newsagent. Excelsior dance Filmed reconstruction of the Excelsior Ball, an allegorical late-century dance by the composer Romualdo Marenco performed for the first time at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on 11 January 1881. Less than a day Two lovers, for contingent reasons, manage to see each other in a hotel room once a year, for a few hours, but due to some quarrels and jealousies they are unable to consume their relationship. The Sardinian drummer During the first war of independence fought against the Austrians, a very young drummer, delivering an important message to the Italian command, is hit and loses a leg (episode from the book "Cuore"). Matter of interest Two peasants scramble for p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abracadabra (1952 Film)
''Abracadabra'' is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Mario Riva, Riccardo Billi and Lilia Landi.Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del Cinema Italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991. p. 16. . It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alfredo Montori and Camillo del Signore. Plot Three crooks scheme to swindle a wealthy widow out of her fortune, but their plans are thwarted by the sudden return of her husband who is far from dead. Cast *Mario Riva as Amleto *Riccardo Billi as Antonio *Lilia Landi as Carmela *Guglielmo Inglese as Nicola Caiazzo *Alberto Sorrentino as Fernando, detto Fefè * Paul Muller as Alfredo *Marcella Rovena as Cesira Caiazzo *Simona Gori as Maria * as Antonietta *Marco Tulli as Il maggiordomo *Silvio Bagolini as Il signore balbuziente *Bruno Corelli as Il Decio *Pietro Tordi Pietro Tordi (12 July 1906 – 14 December 1990) was an Italian film acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |