Aldo De Benedetti (13 August 1892 – 19 January 1970) was an Italian
screenwriter
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
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. He wrote for more than 110 films between 1920 and 1958. He was born and died in
Rome
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, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''
Marco Visconti'' (1925)
* ''
What Scoundrels Men Are!
''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' ( it, Gli uomini, che mascalzoni!) is a 1932 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini.
The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song ''Parlami d'amore Mari ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Mr. Desire
''Mr. Desire'' ( it, Il signore desidera?) is a 1934 Italian comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Vittorio De Sica.
Cast
* Vittorio De Sica as Martino
* Dria Paola as Mirella
* Ada Dondini as Aunt Clarice
* Cesare Zoppetti as ...
'' (1934)
* ''
Just Married
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'' (1934)
* ''
The Countess of Parma'' (1936)
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Music in the Square
''Music in the Square'' (Italian: ''Musica in piazza'') is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Milly, Ugo Ceseri and Enrico Viarisio.Chiti & Poppi p.229
In Bevagna near Perugia, two cousins are ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Thirty Seconds of Love
''Thirty Seconds of Love'' (Italian:''Trenta secondi d'amore'') is a 1936 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Nino Besozzi
Nino Besozzi (6 February 1901 – 2 February 1971) was an Italian film actor. He app ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Sette giorni all'altro mondo
''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli.
Cast
*Camillo Pilotto
* Vanna Vanni
* Franco Coop
*Nietta Zocchi
*Emilio Petacci
*Virgilio Riento
*Guglielmo Barnabò
Guglielmo Ba ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Last Days of Pompeo
''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (Italian: ''Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Enrico Viarisio, Roberta Mari and Camillo Pilotto.Apra p.101 The film's title is an ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Carnival Is Here Again
''The Carnival Is Back'' or ''The Carnival Is Here Again'' (Italian: ''È tornato carnevale'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Clara Tabody and Franco Coop.Aprà p. 99 ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Mother Song
''Mother Song'' (German: ''Mutterlied'') is a 1937 German-Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari and Hans Moser.Waldman p.202 It was produced by Itala Film, a Berlin-based production co ...
'' (1937)
* ''
These Children'' (1937)
* ''
Triumph of Love'' (1938)
* ''
Nonna Felicità
''Nonna Felicità'' is a 1938 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Dina Galli. It was made as a sequel to the 1937 film '' Felicita Colombo''. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome.
Cast
* Dina Galli as Felicità Colombo
* ...
'' (1938)
* ''
They've Kidnapped a Man
''They've Kidnapped a Man'' (Italian: ''Hanno rapito un uomo'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Vittorio De Sica, Caterina Boratto and Maria Denis.Chiti & Poppi p.175
It was shot at t ...
'' (1938)
*''
The House of Shame
''The House of Shame'' is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Burton L. King and starring Creighton Hale, Virginia Brown Faire and Lloyd Whitlock.Pitts p.85
Cast
* Creighton Hale as Harvey Baremore
* Virginia Brown Faire as Druid ...
'' (1938)
* ''
The Lady in White
''The Lady in White'' (Italian: ''La dama bianca'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Elsa Merlini, Nino Besozzi and Enrico Viarisio.Clarke & Doel p.37 The film's sets were designed by the a ...
'' (1938)
* ''
The Faceless Voice
''The Faceless Voice'' (French: ''La voix sans visage'') is a 1933 French drama film directed by Leo Mittler and starring Lucien Muratore, Véra Korène and Jean Servais.Oscherwitz & Higgins p. 281
Plot
The singer Saltore is accused of murder ...
'' (1939)
* ''
We Were Seven Sisters
''We Were Seven Sisters'' ( it, Eravamo sette sorelle) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Antonio Gandusio.
Cast
* Antonio Gandusio as Il conte Leone Varani
* Nino Besozzi as L ...
'' (1939)
* ''
We Were Seven Widows
''We Were Seven Widows'' ( it, Eravamo sette vedove) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Antonio Gandusio.
Cast
* Antonio Gandusio - L'avvocato Ruggero Mauri
* Nino Taranto - Orlando, il came ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Unjustified Absence
''Unjustified Absence'' (Italian: ''Assenza ingiustificata'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Amedeo Nazzari and Lilia Silvi. A girl leaves school to marry a doctor, but becomes a ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Mille chilometri al minuto'' (1939)
* ''
Red Roses
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Situated in south-west Carmarthenshire, the village forms part of the Eglwyscummin community, and with Ciffig and Marros, forms part of the Laugharne Township e ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Red Tavern
''Red Tavern'' (Italian: ''Taverna rossa'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, André Mattoni, and Lauro Gazzolo. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. A young woman eventually marries ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Two on a Vacation'' (1940)
* ''
Invisible Chains'' (1942)
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Labbra serrate (1942)
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Four Steps in the Clouds
''Four Steps in the Clouds'' () is a 1942 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Gino Cervi and Adriana Benetti. It tells the story of a married man who agrees to act as the husband of a young pregnant woman who has ...
(1942)
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Stasera niente di nuovo
''Stasera niente di nuovo'' (literally: ''Tonight nothing is new'') is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli.
Plot
Cesare, a journalist, recognizes among some prostitutes arrested by the police, the young ...
(1942)
* ''
Music on the Run
''Music on the Run'' (Italian: ''Fuga a due voci'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" musical comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Gino Bechi, Irasema Dilián and Guglielmo Barnabò.Burke p.381
The film's sets were de ...
'' (1943)
*
Life Begins Anew
''Life Begins Anew'' ( it, La vita ricomincia) is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Eduardo De Filippo. It was the second most popular Italian film during 1945-46 after Roberto ...
(1945)
*''
My Widow and I
''My Widow and I'' ( it, Lo sbaglio di essere vivo) is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Vittorio De Sica, Isa Miranda and Gino Cervi.
Plot
The young Adriano Lari, perhaps due to congestion, finds himse ...
'' (1945)
*
His Young Wife (1945)
* ''
Departure at Seven
''Departure at Seven'' (Italian: ''Partenza ore 7'') is a 1946 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Chiaretta Gelli, Carlo Campanini and Laura Gore.Celli & Cottino-Jones p.68 The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1946)
*
A Yank in Rome
''A Yank in Rome'' ( it, Un americano in vacanza) is a 1946 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Valentina Cortese.
Cast
* Valentina Cortese as Maria, La maestrina
* Andrea Checchi as Roberto
* Leo Dale as Dick
* Adolfo Cel ...
(1946)
*
Adam and the Serpent (1946)
* ''
The White Primrose
''The White Primrose'' (Italian: ''La primula bianca'') is a 1947 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Carlo Campanini, Carlo Ninchi and Andrea Checchi.Gundle p.187
Cast
* Carlo Campanini as Felice Moretti
* Carl ...
'' (1947)
* ''
Twenty Years 20 Years or Twenty Years may refer to:
*'' 20 Years – A Warrior Soul'', a video album by Doro Pesch, 2006
* ''Twenty Years'' (film), a 1949 Italian comedy
* "Twenty Years" (song), by Placebo, 2004
See also
*
*
* 20 Años (disambiguation)
{{ ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Chains
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'' (1949)
* ''
Little Lady
''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 location shooting, on location around Introda ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Night Taxi
''Night Taxi'' (Italian: ''Taxi di notte'') is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film about a taxicab driver, directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Danielle Godet and Philippe Lemaire.Apra p.93 After finding a baby left abandoned i ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Torment
Torment may refer to:
* The feeling of pain or suffering
* Causing to suffer, torture
Films
* ''Torment'' (1924 film), a silent crime-drama
* ''Torment'' (1944 film) (''Hets''), a Swedish film
* ''Torment'' (1950 British film), a British thr ...
'' (1950)
* ''
The Merry Widower'' (1950)
* ''
Nobody's Children'' (1951)
*
Five Paupers in an Automobile
''Five Paupers in an Automobile'' ( it, Cinque poveri in automobile) is a 1952 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Eduardo De Filippo.
Cast
* Eduardo De Filippo as Eduardo Moschettone
* Aldo Fabrizi as Cesare Baroni
* Ti ...
(1952)
* ''
Who is Without Sin'' (1952)
* ''
Via Padova 46
''Via Padova 46'' is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Peppino De Filippo, Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina and Arlette Poirier.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. It earned ar ...
'' (1953)
*
Schiava del peccato
''Schiava del peccato'' (''Slave to Sin'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo.
Cast
* Silvana Pampanini as Mara Gualtieri
* Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio
* Irene Genna as Dina
* Franco Fabrizi as Carlo
* Renato ...
(1954)
* ''
Orient Express
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'' (1954)
*
L'ultimo amante
''L'ultimo amante'' (literally ''The Last Lover'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Amedeo Nazzari and May Britt. It was a remake of Mattoli's 1942 film ''Stasera niente di nuovo''. This version aptly ...
(1955)
* ''
The White Angel'' (1955)
*
Eighteen Year Olds
''Eighteen Year Olds'' ( it, Le diciottenni) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Marisa Allasio.
Cast
* Marisa Allasio as Anna Campolmi
* Virna Lisi as Maria Rovani
* Anthony Steffen as the physics teacher (as ...
(1955)
* ''
Melancholic Autumn
''Melancholic Autumn'' (Italian:''Malinconico autunno'') is a 1958 Italian-Spanish melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson and Mercedes Monterrey. It was part of a popular series of romantic dram ...
'' (1958)
References
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1892 births
1970 deaths
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
20th-century Italian male writers
1970 suicides
Suicides in Italy
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