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''Music on the Run'' (Italian: ''Fuga a due voci'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones"
musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...
directed by
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia (8 July 1894 – 4 January 1998) was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid-1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò. His 1942 f ...
and starring
Gino Bechi Gino Bechi (16 October 1913 – 2 February 1993) was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially in Verdi roles. Life and career Bechi studied in his native Florence with Raul Frazzi and di Gior ...
,
Irasema Dilián Irasema Dilián (born Eva Irasema Warschalowska; May 27, 1924 – April 16, 1996) was an actress. Born in Brazil to Polish parents, she began her film career in Italy, and appeared in Italian, Spanish and Mexican films. Biography Irasema Dili ...
and
Guglielmo Barnabò Guglielmo Barnabò (11 May 1888 – 31 May 1954) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1926 and 1954. Life and career Born in Ancona, Barnabò made his stage debut in 1921 at the Greek Theatre of ...
.Burke p.381 The film's sets were designed by the
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Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * ''A Lad ...
and
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. It was shot at
Cinecittà Studios Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios wer ...
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Cast

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Gino Bechi Gino Bechi (16 October 1913 – 2 February 1993) was an Italian operatic baritone, particularly associated with the Italian repertory, especially in Verdi roles. Life and career Bechi studied in his native Florence with Raul Frazzi and di Gior ...
as The baritone Giulio Moris *
Irasema Dilián Irasema Dilián (born Eva Irasema Warschalowska; May 27, 1924 – April 16, 1996) was an actress. Born in Brazil to Polish parents, she began her film career in Italy, and appeared in Italian, Spanish and Mexican films. Biography Irasema Dili ...
as Maria Santelli *
Guglielmo Barnabò Guglielmo Barnabò (11 May 1888 – 31 May 1954) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1926 and 1954. Life and career Born in Ancona, Barnabò made his stage debut in 1921 at the Greek Theatre of ...
as The industrialist Santelli, his father *
Aroldo Tieri Aroldo Tieri (28 August 1917 – 28 December 2006) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1939 and 1969. Life and career Born in Corigliano Calabro, son of the journalist and playwright Vincenzo Tieri, Aroldo Tieri ...
as Piero, Maria's beau *
Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa Knight Grand Cross (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated ...
as Fogliatti, the producer *
Carlo Campanini Carlo Campanini (5 October 1906 – 20 November 1984), was an Italian actor, singer and comedian. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1939 and 1969. Life and career Born in Turin, Campanini attended a technical school and a course of ...
as Count Matteo *
Gildo Bocci Gildo Bocci (1 September 1886 – 22 July 1964) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1913 and 1959. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Partial filmography * ''Messalina'' (1924) - Apollonio * ''Quo Vadis'' (1924) - ...
as The vagabond * Gero Zambuto as Berelli, the director * Tina Mannozzi as Rina, the actress *
Armando Migliari Armando Migliari (29 April 1889 – 15 June 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1914 and 1965. He was born in Latium, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934 ...
as The commissioner *
Vasco Creti Vasco Creti (7 December 1874 – 16 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1944. He was married to actress Valeria Creti. Selected filmography * '' Maschiaccio'' (1917) * '' Il siluram ...
as The conductor on the train * Franco Cuppini * Paolo Ferrara as The director of the "Buona Fortuna" inn *
Pina Gallini Pina Gallini (19 March 1888 – 31 January 1974) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1935 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936) * ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * '' The Former Matti ...
as The Lady with the White Dog *
Enrico Luzi Enrico Luzi (27 September 1919 – 18 October 2011) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1941 to 1980. Selected filmography References External links * 1919 births 2011 deaths Italian male film actors ...
as The first screenwriter *
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as The stationmaster *
Peppino Spadaro Peppino Spadaro (1898-1950) was an Italian actor.Paietta p.162 His brother Umberto Spadaro was also an actor. Selected filmography * ''1860'' (1934) * ''Saint John, the Beheaded'' (1940) * ''Jealousy'' (1942) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) ...
as The waiter of the inn * Franco Volpi as The second screenwriter


References


Bibliography

* Burke, Frank . ''A Companion to Italian Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2017.


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* 1943 films 1940s Italian-language films 1943 musical comedy films Italian musical comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Films shot at Cinecittà Studios 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub