Ferdinand Guillaume (1887–1977) was a French-born Italian

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and

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. He is often known by his stage name Polidor. In 1910 after working for years in the family circus, he and his brother Natale were hired by

Cines Studios The Cines Studios were film production studios located in the Italian capital Rome. They were established on Via Veio in 1930 by Stefano Pittaluga, head of the Cines film company, at the beginning of the sound era. It produced Italy's first sound ...

where he starred in over a hundred comedy silent

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billed as the character Tontolini. He then went to work for

Pasquali Film Pasquali Film was an Italian film production company of the silent era. Founded in 1909 in Turin by Ernesto Maria Pasquali, it was later merged into the Unione Cinematografica Italiana in 1919, before closing completely in 1924. It enjoyed its gr ...

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.Stam & Raengo p.116

Selected filmography

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The Palace on the River ''The Palace on the River'' (Italian: ''La Reggia sul fiume'') is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Salvi and starring Ferdinand Guillaume, Leda Gloria and Gildo Bocci.Savio p.79 Three penniless friends live in a slum by a river which ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Daughter of the Green Pirate ''The Daughter of the Green Pirate'' (Italian: ''La figlia del corsaro verde'') is a 1940 Italian adventure film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Doris Duranti, Fosco Giachetti and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot partly at the Pisorno Studio ...

'' (1940) * ''

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 des ...

'' (1943) * ''

The Mad Marechiaro ''The Mad Marechiaro'' (Italian: ''Il Folle di Marechiaro'') is a 1952 Italian film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Aldo Silvani, Polidor and Diana Dei. The film had a difficult production history and was the director's last film. It was ...

'' (1952) * ''

Angel in a Taxi ''Angel in a Taxi'' ( it, Ballerina e Buon Dio) is a 1958 Italian film. It stars Gabriele Ferzetti and Vera Tschechowa. Cast * Vera Tschechowa: Camilla, the dancer * : Marietto * Vittorio De Sica: God * Gabriele Ferzetti: Andrea * Guido Lauri: th ...

'' (1958) * ''

The Employee ''The Employee'' ( it, L'impiegato) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Puccini. The film is loosely inspired by ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''. Cast * Nino Manfredi as Nando * Eleonora Rossi Drago as Inspector Jacobetti * ...

'' (1959) * ''

Everyone's in Love ''Everyone's in Love'' ( it, Tutti innamorati) is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Giuseppe Orlandini. Cast * * Carlotta Barilli * Clara Bindi * Nando Bruno - Cesare * Memmo Carotenuto - Ferruccio * Grazia Colelli * Livia Cordaro * * Ga ...

'' (1959) * ''

Red Roses for the Fuhrer ''Red Roses for the Fuhrer'' (Italian: ''Rose rosse per il führer'') is 1968 Italian war drama film directed by Fernando Di Leo and starring James Daly, Pier Angeli and Peter van Eyck.Allen p.179 It is also known as ''Code Name, Red Roses''. ...

'' (1968)

References

Bibliography

* Robert Stam & Alessandra Raengo. ''A Companion to Literature and Film''. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

External links

* 1887 births 1977 deaths French film directors French male film actors Italian male film actors People from Bayonne French emigrants to Italy {{Italy-film-bio-stub