''Just Married'' (Italian: ''Oggi sposi'') is a 1934 Italian
comedy film directed by
Guido Brignone and starring
Umberto Melnati
Umberto Melnati (17 June 1897 – 30 March 1979) was an Italian film actor
He appeared in over 35 films between 1932 and 1962.
He starred in films such as the Mario Mattoli 1936 film '' L'uomo che sorride'' and ''Il signor Max'' (1937). He ...
,
Leda Gloria and
Ugo Ceseri.
The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Guido Fiorini. It was shot at the
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 so ...
in
Rome.
[Mancini p.88]
Synopsis
A newly-married couple from a small town near
Como take advantage of a government policy offering new couples a honeymoon in the capital
Rome. They enjoy a series of misadventures, and struggle to understand the ways of the city's inhabitants. In one of the most celebrated scenes they win a
thoroughbred racehorse
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are co ...
which they then have to navigate through the city's traffic.
Cast
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Umberto Melnati
Umberto Melnati (17 June 1897 – 30 March 1979) was an Italian film actor
He appeared in over 35 films between 1932 and 1962.
He starred in films such as the Mario Mattoli 1936 film '' L'uomo che sorride'' and ''Il signor Max'' (1937). He ...
as Renzo
*
Leda Gloria as Lucia
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Ugo Ceseri
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Giuseppe Porelli
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Marcella Melnati
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Mario Gallina
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Gino Viotti
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Ada Dondini
References
Bibliography
* Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. ''I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944''. Gremese Editore, 2005.
* Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985.
External links
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1934 films
Italian comedy films
Italian black-and-white films
1934 comedy films
1930s Italian-language films
Films directed by Guido Brignone
Films set in Rome
Cines Studios films
1930s Italian films
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