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, Anna Maria Ferrero and Jacques Sernas.Feldner, Gorrara & Passmore p.231 It was made at Cinecittà with sets designed by the

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. It is also known by the alternative title of ''Luxury Girls''.

Plot

After finishing her studies, an American, Susan Miller, spends a vacation period in Rome with her parents. His father, a wealthy man who led a dissipated life, sent him to complete his worldly education at the famous college of Mont-Fleuri, Switzerland.

Cast

as Lorna Whitmore * Anna Maria Ferrero as Valerie De Beranger * Jacques Sernas as Jean-Jacques * Steve Barclay as George Whitmore * Marina Vlady as Eljay * Brunella Bovo as Jeannie Gordon * Rossana Podestà as Pereira * Elisa Cegani as Madame Charpentier * Claudio Gora as Professor Charpentier * Estelle Brody as Mrs. Whitmore * Lawrence Ward as Greg Wilson * Paola Mori as Beejay * Roberto Risso as Steve * Eva Vanicek as Statistician *

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as Knitter * Anna Casini as Albino * Colette Laurent as Boopie *

Bianca Manenti Bianca is a feminine given name. It means "white" and is an Italian cognate of Blanche. Variants * Blanche: French * Bianca: Italian * Bianka (Polish, Hungarian, Slovak, German, English, French, Icelandic, Finnish, Dutch, Norwegian, Cor ...

as Maid * Charles Rutherford as Jean-Jacques' friend *

Mary Alcaide Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also cal ...

as Ballet Mistress * Liana Del Balzo as Princess De Vick-Beranger *

Franco Lodi Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when ref ...

as Riding Instructor *

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as Boyfriend of Val * Luisella Boni * Giovanna Pala * Roberta Primavera

References

Bibliography

* Heiko Feldner, Claire Gorrara & Kevin Passmore. ''The Lost Decade? The 1950s in European History, Politics, Society and Culture''. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010.

External links

* 1953 comedy films French comedy films Italian comedy films 1953 films 1950s Italian-language films Films directed by Bernard Vorhaus Films shot at Cinecittà Studios Italian black-and-white films French black-and-white films 1950s French films 1950s Italian films Italian-language French films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub