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Signorinella
''Little Lady'' ( it, Signorinella) is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Gino Bechi, Antonella Lualdi and Aroldo Tieri. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location around Introdacqua in L'Aquila. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mario Rappini. It earned around 66 million lira at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.338 Plot Two young steal a car and drive up into the hills of Abruzzo. There they are mistaken by the inhabitants of a town as the wealthy cousins of a young woman who lives there Maria. Cast * Gino Bechi as Don Cesare Balestri * Antonella Lualdi as Maria Censi * Aroldo Tieri as Un ladro * Ave Ninchi as Iris * Aldo Silvani as Ernesto De Blasi * Dina Sassoli as Carmela * Vinicio Sofia as Modesto Rinaldi * Ughetto Bertucci as Un ladro * Aldo Bufi Landi as Bruno de Blasi * Ada Dondini as Cesira, la governante * Enzo Garinei as Assistante del notaio * Inga Gort as Monica * Enrico Viarisio Enrico V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliana Attenni
Giuliana Attenni was an Italian film editor. She worked on dozens of films between 1947 and 1973, and frequently worked with directors like Mariano Laurenti, Mario Mattoli, and Stefano Vanzina. Selected filmography * ''Il figlioccio del padrino'' (1973) * '' Quel gran pezzo della Ubalda tutta nuda e tutta calda'' (1972) * '' Naughty Nun'' (1972) * ''I due assi del guantone'' (1971) * ''Ma che musica maestro'' (1971) * ''I due maghi del pallone'' (1970) * '' Have a Good Funeral, My Friend... Sartana Will Pay'' (1970) * ''Satiricosissimo'' (1970) * '' Zingara'' (1969) * '' The Nephews of Zorro'' (1968) * ''I barbieri di Sicilia'' (1967) * ''I due sanculotti'' (1966) * ''Love Italian Style'' (1966) * '' Two Sons of Ringo'' (1966) * ''Il vostro super agente Flit'' (1966) * ''I grandi condottieri'' (1965) * ''Letti sbagliati'' (1965) * ''Un mostro e mezzo'' (1964) * ''Heroes of the West'' (1964) * ''The Four Musketeers'' (1963) * ''Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta'' (1963) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gino Bechi
Gino Bechi (16 October 1913 – 2 February 1993) was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially in Verdi roles. Life and career Bechi studied in his native Florence with Raul Frazzi and di Giorgio, and made his debut at Empoli, in 1936, as Germont in '' La traviata''. He sang widely in Italy, appearing frequently at the Rome Opera from 1938 to 1952, and at La Scala from 1939 to 1953, where he sang the title role in ''Nabucco'' for its reopening in 1946. He quickly established himself as the leading dramatic baritone of his time, in roles such as Rigoletto, Count de Luna, Renato, Carlo, Amonasro, Alfio, Gérard, but was also admired as Figaro and Hamlet. Bechi sang relatively little outside Italy, but did appear in England and North and South America in the late 1950s, but by then he was past his best. In his prime, Bechi possessed a dark and incisive voice and was a fine singing actor. He can be heard in a number of ea ... [...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] |
Abruzzo
Abruzzo (, , ; nap, label=Neapolitan language, Abruzzese Neapolitan, Abbrùzze , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; nap, label=Sabino dialect, Aquilano, Abbrùzzu; #History, historically Abruzzi) is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km (4,156 sq mi) and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four provinces: Province of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Province of Teramo, Teramo, Province of Pescara, Pescara, and Province of Chieti, Chieti. Its western border lies east of Rome. Abruzzo borders the region of Marche to the north, Lazio to the west and north-west, Molise to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the east. Geographically, Abruzzo is divided into a mountainous area in the west, which includes the highest massifs of the Apennines, such as the Gran Sasso d'Italia and the Maiella, and a coastal area in the east with beaches on the Adriatic Sea. Abruzzo is considered a region of Southern Italy in terms of its culture, language, history, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in America that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Films
The year 1949 in film involved some significant events. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1949 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events *April 26–June 21 – Ealing comedies ''Passport to Pimlico'', '' Whisky Galore!'' and ''Kind Hearts and Coronets'' are released in the UK, leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the Ealing comedies. *November 15 – Following the prior year's Supreme Court decision in ''United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc.'', Paramount Pictures is split into two separate companies with the creation of Paramount Pictures Corporation for production-distribution and United Paramount Theaters for the theater operations. *December 21 – Cecil B. DeMille's ''Samson and Delilah'', starring Hedy Lamarr, Victor Mature, George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, and Henry Wilcoxon, receives its televised world premiere at the Paramount and Rivoli theatres in New York City. The film opens in Los Angeles on Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 – 17 December 1925) was an Italian theatre and film actress. Early life Pezzaglia was the only daughter of the VIP hair-stylist Gerolamo Pezzaglia (1854–1899) and Adelinda Monti (1854– ..., who cast him at 19 as "brillante" in her own theatre company. Mario Ferrigni (diretti da), ''Annali del teatro italiano, Volume Secondo, 1921-1923'', Milano, ed. Amedeo Nicola & C., 1923. His career continued with the role of ''amoroso'' or male lover in the Carini-Gentili-Betrone theatre company, then passed to Talli-Melato-Betrone, Antonio Gandusio, Dyne Galli, and Nino Besozzi, and the Merlini-Cialente-Bagni company. To raise the company's small profits, Viarisio became the repertory comedian. Bourgeois audiences appreciated Viarisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Gort
''Inga'' is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing treesElkan, Daniel. "Slash-and-burn farming has become a major threat to the world's rainforest" ''The Guardian'' 21 April 2004 and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. ''Inga''s leaves are pinnate, and flowers are generally white. Many of the hundreds of species are used ornamentally. Several related plants have been placed into this genus at one time, for example Yopo (Cohoba, Mopo, Nopo or Parica – ''Anadenanthera peregrina'' – as ''Inga niopo''). The seeds are covered with sweet white powder. The pulp covering the seeds is lightly fibrous and sweet, and rich in minerals; it is edible in the raw state. The tree's name originates from the Tupi word ''in-gá'' meaning "soaked", due to the fruit powder consistency. The tree usually blooms twice a year. Within the ''Inga'' genus there are around 300 species, most of them native and growing in the Amazon forest region although some species are also found in Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Garinei
Enzo Garinei (4 May 1926 – 25 August 2022) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 80 films since 1949. He was also a professional voice artist, best remembered as the Italian voice of Sherman Hemsley in the American sitcom ''The Jeffersons''. He was the brother of playwright Pietro Garinei. Garinei died on 25 August 2022, at the age of 96. Selected filmography * ''Totò Le Mokò'' (1949) * ''Little Lady'' (1949) * ''Bluebeard's Six Wives'' (1950) * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) * ''Toto Looks for a Wife'' (1950) * '' Accidents to the Taxes!!'' (1951) * ''Toto the Third Man'' (1951) * ''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' (1952) * '' Funniest Show on Earth'' (1953) * ''Two Nights with Cleopatra'' (1953) * '' The Doctor of the Mad'' (1954) * ''Le signorine dello 04'' (1955) * ''Eighteen Year Olds'' (1955) * ''Toto and Carolina'' (1955) * '' A Woman Alone'' (1956) * ''Rascel-Fifì'' (1957) * ''Toto, Peppino and the Fanatics'' (1958) * '' Maid, Thief and Guard'' (1958) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Dondini
Ada Dondini (18 March 1883 – 3 January 1958) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1954. She was born in Cosenza, Italy and died in Chieti, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * ''Just Married'' (1934) * ''Mr. Desire'' (1934) * '' I Love You Only'' (1935) * ''Joe the Red'' (1936) * ''Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941) * ''Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) * ''The Secret Lover'' (1941) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * '' Malombra'' (1942) * ''Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * ''La valle del diavolo'' (1943) * ''The Za-Bum Circus'' (1944) * ''The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * ''The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * ''The Ways of Sin'' (1946) * ''Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) * ''Fear and Sand'' (1948) * ''Little Lady'' ( 1949) * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) * ''Women and Brigands'' (1950) * ''Toto the Sheik'' ( 1950) * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) * ''Toto the Third Man'' (1951) * ''Tragic Spell'' (1951) * '' Sunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Bufi Landi
Aldo Bufi Landi (7 April 1923 – 2 February 2016) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1947 and 2013. Selected filmography * '' Malaspina'' (1947) * '' Madunnella'' (1948) * '' Assunta Spina'' (1948) * ''Little Lady'' (1949) * '' 47 morto che parla'' (1950) * '' Red Moon'' (1951) * ''The Steamship Owner'' (1951) * ''Perdonami!'' (1953) * '' Submarine Attack'' (1954) * ''Il Conte di Matera'' (1957) * '' Tuppe tuppe, Marescià!'' (1958) * ''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) * ''Desert Raiders'' (1964) * ''Kidnapped to Mystery Island'' (1964) * ''Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak'' (1964) * '' Secret Agent 777'' (1965) * ''Agent X-77 Orders to Kill'' (1966) * '' Superargo and the Faceless Giants'' (1968) *''The Million Dollar Countdown'' (1968) * ''Midas Run'' (1969) * '' Byleth: The Demon of Incest'' (1972) * ''Sgarro alla camorra'' (1973) * '' Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women'' (1974) *''The Unlikely Prince ''The Unlikely Prince'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ughetto Bertucci
Ughetto Bertucci (18 October 1907 – 25 June 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1960. Life and career He was born and died in Rome, Italy. A fruit vendor in a Roman market square, he was noticed by the director Mario Mattoli who cast him as a fruit vendor in his comedy-drama ''Life Begins Anew''. Following the commercial success of the film, without abandoning his market stall, Bertucci started a prodigious career as a character actor, usually cast in humorous roles. He also made occasionally appearances in avanspettacolo. Partial filmography * ''Life Begins Anew'' (1945) - Righetto * ''Before Him All Rome Trembled'' (1946) - Mechanic Remo (uncredited) * '' Last Love'' (1947) * ''L'onorevole Angelina'' (1947) - Benedetto Zampaglione * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) - Il generale (uncredited) * ''Fear and Sand'' (1948) - Chauffeur * ''Toto Tours Italy'' (1948) - Armando * ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) - Un pomp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
