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who worked on a number of

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including the largely abandoned Italian-shot scenes of

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's blockbuster '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' (1925). For Italian studios he worked on big-budget epics such as ''

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'' (1924) and ''

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'' (1926). Along with Edmundo Orlandi he invented the

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.Souto p.159-160

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1922) * ''

'' (1924) * ''

The Fiery Cavalcade ''The Fiery Cavalcade'' (Italian: ''La cavalcata ardente'') is a 1925 Italian silent film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Emilio Ghione.Moliterno, Gino. ''The A to Z of Italian Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 150. . Cast *Soava Gall ...

'' (1925) * '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' (1925) * ''

'' (1926) * ''

The Storyteller of Venice ''The Storyteller of Venice'' (Italian: ''Il Cantastorie di Venezia'') is a 1929 Italian silent comedy film directed by Retti Marsani and starring Hertha von Walther and Luigi Serventi.Reich & Garofalo p.68 Cast * Luigi Serventi as Adolfo * ...

'' (1929) * ''

Girls Do Not Joke ''Girls Do Not Joke'' (Italian: ''Ragazze non scherzate'') is a 1929 Italian silent comedy film directed by Alfred Lind and starring Leda Gloria, Maurizio D'Ancora and Giuseppe Pierozzi.Redi p.201 Cast * Isa Bluette * Maurizio D'Ancora * Leda ...

'' (1929)

References

Bibliography

* Souto, H. Mario Raimondo. ''Motion Picture Photography: A History, 1891-1960''. McFarland, 2007.

External links

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