''A Flea on the Scales'' (Portuguese: ''Uma Pulga na Balança'') is a 1953 Brazilian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Luciano Salce Luciano Salce (25 September 1922 – 17 December 1989) was an Italian film director, comedian, tv host, producer, actor and lyricist. His 1962 film ''Le pillole di Ercole'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Ve ...

and starring Waldemar Wey, Gilda Nery and Geraldo José de Almeida.Molinterno p.289

Cast

* Waldemar Wey as Dorival * Gilda Nery as Dora * Geraldo José de Almeida * Vicente Leporace * José Rubens * Ruy Afonso * Geraldo Ambrosi * Francisco Arisa *

Paulo Autran Paulo Paquet Autran (September 7, 1922 – October 12, 2007) was a Brazilian film and theater actor. His accomplishments during his life earned him the nickname, "Lord of the Stage." Biography Autran was born in Rio de Janeiro, First Brazilian ...

as Antenor * Tito Livio Baccarin * Jaime Barcellos * Maurício Barroso * Xandó Batista *

Célia Biar Célia Regina Cruz, better known as Célia (September 8, 1947 September 29, 2017), was a Brazilian singer. Career Célia began her musical career on the TV show ''Um Instante, Maestro!'' in 1970, debuting her self-titled album, which was p ...

* Lola Brah as Bibi * Luiz Calderaro as Carlos * Dan Camara * Nelson Camargo * Benjamin Cattan * Benedito Corsi * Maria Augusta Costa Leite * João Costa * Armando Couto * Antônio Dourado * Kleber Menezes Dória * Marcelo Fiori * Antônio Fragoso *

João Franco João Franco Ferreira Pinto Castelo-Branco, GCTE (; (14 February 1855 in Alcaide, Fundão – 4 April 1929 in Anadia) was a Portuguese politician, minister, 43rd Minister for Treasury Affairs (14 January 1890) and 47th Prime Minister (19 ...

* Felício Fuchs * Galileu Garcia * João Batista Giotti * Wanda Hamel * John Herbert as Alberto * Artur Herculano * Roberto Lombardi * Edith Lorena * Labiby Madi * Cavagnole Neto * Lima Neto *

Antonio Olinto Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular mal ...

* Geraldo Santos Pereira * João Rosa * Pilade Rossi * Jesuíno Santos * Mário Senna *

Erminio Spalla Erminio Spalla (7 July 1897 – 14 August 1971) was an Italian professional heavyweight Boxer (boxing), boxer, film actor and singer. Spalla studied fine arts in Brera (district of Milan), Brera, when in 1910 he saw film footage of the world box ...

* Vicente Spalla * Maria Luiza Splendore * Michael Stoll * Mário Sergio as Juvenal * Francisco Tamura * Francisco Taricano *

Eva Wilma Eva Wilma Riefle Buckup Zarattini (; 14 December 1933 – 15 May 2021) was a Brazilian actress and dancer. Among her several roles, she starred in the 1950s Brazilian television series '' Alô, Doçura!''. Biography Eva Wilma was born in São Pau ...

* Fausto Zip

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1953 comedy films 1953 films Brazilian comedy films 1950s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Luciano Salce Brazilian black-and-white films {{Brazil-film-stub