''Lasciate ogni speranza'' () is a 1937 Italian

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

Gennaro Righelli Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound film, ''T ...

and starring Antonio Gandusio,

María Denis María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 ...

and

Rosina Anselmi Rosina Anselmi ( 26 July 1880 – 23 May 1965) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She was a prominent actress in the Sicilian language theater, especially in the province of Catania. Life and career Born in Caltagirone, Cata ...

Cast

* Antonio Gandusio as Pasquale Grifone *

as Gina Grifone *

as Filomena Grifone * Giorgio De Rege as Giovanni * Guido De Rege as Arturo *

Elli Parvo Elli Parvo (17 October 1915 – 19 February 2010) was an Italian film actress, born in Milan as Elvira Gobbo. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1934 and 1960. Selected filmography * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) as La nobildonna al b ...

as Gemma *

Maria Dominiani Maria "Mariuccia" Dominiani (10 May 1913 – 10 December 1993) was an Italian actress. Biography Dominiani made her debut on screen in the 1936 film ''Joe the Red'', dedicating herself also to variety shows and photo comics in the following dec ...

as Assunta *

Mario Siletti Mario Giovanni Siletti (22 July 1903 – 19 April 1964) was an Italian actor. He was born in Turin. He performed in more than 160 films from 1932 to 1964. He began appearing in American films no later than 1946. From 1962 to 1964, he also portra ...

as Jack Hilton * Angelo Bizzari *

Mario Colli Mario Delli Colli (7 July 1915 – 29 November 1989) was an Italian actor and voice actor.Pitts p.131 He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy. Selected filmography * ''Five to Nil'' (1932) * ''The Amnesiac'' ...

Rocco D'Assunta Rocco D'Assunta (7 February 1904 – 27 January 1970) was an Italian actor, comedian and playwright. Life and career Born in Palermo, D'Assunta started acting at very young age with several Sicilian stage companies, including the ones led by ...

* Walter Grant * Edwige Masing *

Giulio Mostocotto Giulio () is an Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: * Giulio Alberoni (1664–1752), Italian cardinal and statesman * Giulio Alenio (1582–1649), Italian Jesuit missionary and scholar * Giulio Alfieri (1924–2002), Italian ...

* Luigi Pellegrini *

Edoardo Toniolo Edoardo Toniolo (22 November 1907 - 31 December 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Turin, the son of the stage actors Antonio and Rosa Rosaz, at young age Toniolo debuted on stage in supporting roles. He late ...

Production

Raffaele Colamonici Raffaele Colamonici was an Italian film producer and production manager.Goble p.120 Selected filmography * ''Naples in Green and Blue'' (1935) * '' The Last Dance'' (1941) * ''A Husband for the Month of April'' (1941) * ''The Queen of Navarre'' ( ...

hired

Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda (24 February 1909 – 20 December 1999) was an Italian film director. He worked in a variety of genres, including sword-and-sandal, horror, ''giallo'' and spy films. Freda began directing '' I Vampiri'' in 1956. The film became ...

as the screenwriter for the film, adapting the play ''L'agonia di Schizzo'' by Athos Setti. Freda would later dismiss the film and his other works of the era as "small comedies without any importance" Freda stated he wrote the film with his friend Edoardo Antonelli.

Release

''Lasciate ogni speranza'' was released in October 1937.

References

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External links

* 1937 comedy films Italian comedy films 1937 films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-comedy-film-stub