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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] |
I'm In The Revue
''I'm in the Revue'' ( it, Botta e risposta) is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Cast * Nino Taranto - L'Habilleur * Isa Barzizza - Cleo, la kleptomane * Irasema Dilián * Louis Armstrong - Himself * Dante Maggio * Suzy Delair - La Chanteuse * Fernandel - Le peintre en bâtiment dévot * Katherine Dunham - Herself * Vanda Osiris - Herself * Renato Rascel * Carlo Dapporto * Andreina Paul * Enrico Viarisio * Claudio Villa * Isa Miranda Isa Miranda (born Ines Isabella Sampietro; 5 July 1909 – 8 July 1982) was an Italian actress with an international film career. Biography Miranda was born Ines Isabella Sampietro in Milan, the daughter of atreet car conductor in Mian. When s ... * Borrah Minevitch - Himself References External links * 1950 films 1950 comedy films 1950s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Prepotenti
''I prepotenti'' (''The Bullies'') is a 1958 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola. It has a sequel, ''Prepotenti più di prima'' (1959). Cast * Aldo Fabrizi: Cesare Pinelli * Nino Taranto: Domenico Esposito, aka Mimì * Ave Ninchi: Clelia Pinelli * Wandisa Guida: Marcella Pinelli * Luca Ronconi: Gennarino Esposito * Giuseppe Porelli: Commissioner * Carlo Taranto: Numa * Ferruccio Amendola: Alfredo Pinelli * Clara Bindi: Carmela Esposito * Rosita Pisano: Aunt Rosa * Mario Riva: Vigile References External links *''I prepotenti''at Variety Distribution Variety Distribution is an Italian-based film distribution company. It distributes Italian films worldwide, produced from the 1930s onward. History Variety Distribution (formerly Variety Film and Variety Communications) has been in the film ... 1958 films Italian comedy films 1958 comedy films Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husbands In The City
''Husbands in the City'' ( it, Mariti in città) is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. Plot When wives go on vacation, husbands hope to have fun but they don't always succeed. Cast * Nino Taranto: Giacinto * Franco Fabrizi: Alberto * Renato Salvatori: Mario * Dolores Palumbo: Doorwoman * Memmo Carotenuto: Fernando * Dina Perbellini: Mother-in-law * Marisa Merlini: Aida * Yvette Masson: Quinta * Irene Cefaro: Gina * Franca Gandolfi: Sandrina * Franca Valeri: Olivetti * Giorgia Moll: Lionella * Hélène Rémy: Romana * Clara Bindi Clara Bindi (born 1 November 1927) is an Italian actress. Biography Born in Naples, Bindi joined the Eduardo De Filippo theater company in the 1947-48 season and in 1948 made her film debut as Giulietta Del Bello in '' La macchina ammazzacattiv ...: Giacinto's wife References External links * 1957 films 1957 comedy films Italian comedy films Films directed by Luigi Comencini Adultery in films Films with screenpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrivano I Dollari!
''Arrivano i dollari!'' (i. e. "The dollars are coming!") is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Costa and starring Alberto Sordi, Nino Taranto and Isa Miranda. Plot Arduino Pasti, poor left Italy and search fortune in South Africa, at his dead left a good Inheritance for own five nephews in Italy. Giuseppe Pasti and his brother Alfonso think every tricks for achieve maximum amount and for that try to make a fake good impression to widow of uncle Arduino and female notary. Cast *Alberto Sordi as Count Alfonso Pasti *Nino Taranto as Giuseppe Pasti *Isa Miranda as Caterina Marchetti *Mario Riva as Cesaretto Pasti *Riccardo Billi as Michelino Pasti * as Hélène Marigny * as Piero Pasti *Turi Pandolfini as Alfonso's Butler * as Lola * Diana Dei as Clara *Ignazio Balsamo as Ernesto *Rosita Pisano as Rosina *Natale Cirino Natale Cirino (5 February 1894 – 29 May 1962) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Catania, Cirino sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wives And Obscurities
''Wives and Obscurities'' (Italian:''Moglie e buoi...'') is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Leonardo De Mitri and starring Gino Cervi, Walter Chiari and Enrico Viarisio Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor. Biography Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (13 September 1886 &ndas ....Nowell-Smith p.34 The film's sets were designed by the art director Franco Lolli. Cast References Bibliography * Geoffrey Nowell-Smith. ''The Companion to Italian Cinema''. Cassell, 1996. External links * 1956 films Italian comedy films 1956 comedy films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Leonardo De Mitri 1950s Italian films Italian black-and-white films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carousel Of Variety
''Carousel of Variety'' ( it, Carosello del varietà) is a 1955 Italian musical film directed by Aldo Bonaldi and Aldo Quinti and featuring a number of performers in a revue-style show.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.295 Partial cast * Totò *Anna Magnani *Aldo Fabrizi *Nino Taranto *Erminio Macario *Josephine Baker * Odoardo Spadaro * Wanda Osiris *Ettore Petrolini *Renato Rascel * Gino Latilla * Carlo Cascianelli *Mistinguett *Nicholas Brothers *Conchita Montenegro Conchita Montenegro (born Concepción Andrés Picado; September 11, 1911 – April 22, 2007) was a Spanish model, dancer, stage and screen actress. She was educated in a convent in Madrid. Multitalented Montenegro first worked professionally ... References Bibliography * Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. External links * 1957 films 1950s musical films Italian musical films 1950s Italian-language films 1950s Italian films {{musical-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milanese In Naples
''Milanese in Naples'' (Italian: ''Milanesi a Napoli'') is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Enzo Di Gianni and starring Eva Nova, Ugo Tognazzi and Carlo Campanini.Marlow-Mann p.193 The film's sets were designed by the art director Oscar D'Amico. Synopsis A northern industrialist arrives in Naples with the idea of building a factory to mass-produce the pizza specialities of the region, causing uproar from the locals. Eventually the two sides are reconciled through a double marriage. Cast * Eva Nova as Immacolata Santolillo * Ugo Tognazzi as Franco Baraldi * Carlo Campanini as Commendator Brambilla * Enrico Viarisio as Professor Clemente Simoni * Dolores Palumbo as Dottoressa Dora Vincenzi * Nino Taranto as Luigi Martiello * Carlo Sposito as Assistente del Prof. Simoni * Enzo Turco as 'Bersagliere', pizzaiolo fratello di Immacolata * Lilia Landi as Milly * Roberto Bruni as Ing, Velenzani * Loris Gizzi as Presidente della società * Amedeo Girardi as Attore ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Of Life And Love
''Of Life and Love'' ( it, Questa è la vita) is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Aldo Fabrizi, Giorgio Pastina, Mario Soldati and Luigi Zampa. Plot The film tells four episodes from stories written by Luigi Pirandello (from the work: ''Novelle per un anno''). The jar A landowner ignorant and arrogant he is afraid that his big jar is broken because of a storm that is coming and he entrusts it to one of its employees silly that the rocks. The owner angrily dismisses the man and called Zi 'Dima, the master repairman to fix the jar, but they get stuck in there. Ventaglino A woman spends all his possessions for a fan and starts to play the role of a prostitute. The license Rosario chiarchiaro she won the enmity of his countrymen because he wants to settle the "license Evil Eye" so that his family can live in more favorable conditions. To do this, disguises herself as a true bearer of bad luck (think that Toto had a great fear for jettatori) finally getting his job Tight Fo ... [...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] |
The Piano Tuner Has Arrived
''The Piano Tuner Has Arrived'' (Italian: ''È arrivato l'accordatore'') is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Duilio Coletti and starring Nino Taranto, Alberto Sordi and Virgilio Riento.Segrave & Martin p.52 The film's sets were designed by Ottavio Scotti. Cast * Nino Taranto as Achille Scozzella * Alberto Sordi as Avvocato Adolfo * Virgilio Riento as Bartolomeo Porretti * Tamara Lees as Adelina Porretti * Antonella Lualdi as Giulietta Narducci * Ave Ninchi as Signora Narducci * Alberto Sorrentino as Signor Narducci * Fanfulla as Adetto militare di Limonia * Lia Di Leo as Cameriera * Sophia Loren as Amica di Giulietta * Galeazzo Benti Galeazzo Benti (6 August 1923 – 21 April 1993) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1942 and 1991. Life and career Born Galeazzo Bentivoglio in Florence, Italy, a descendant of the Bentivoglio family, which ru ... as Un giornalista * Armando Migliari as Commissario Filippini * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |