''My Seven Little Sins'' (french: J'avais sept filles, it, I sette peccati di papà), released in UK as ''I Had Seven Daughters'', is a 1954 French-Italian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
co-written and directed by
Jean Boyer and starring
Maurice Chevalier and
Delia Scala
Delia Scala (born Odette Bedogni; 25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ballerina, actress and singer who played a leading role in the nascent ''commedia musicale''.
Career
Scala was born as Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazi ...
. It is based on a comedy play of
Aldo De Benedetti
Aldo De Benedetti (13 August 1892 – 19 January 1970) was an Italian screenwriter. He wrote for more than 110 films between 1920 and 1958. He was born and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* '' Marco Visconti'' (1925)
* '' What S ...
, previously adapted by
Nunzio Malasomma
Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 and 1968.
Selected filmography
* '' Mister Radio'' (1924)
* '' Orient'' (1924)
* '' The Doll Queen'' ...
in the film ''
We Were Seven Sisters
''We Were Seven Sisters'' ( it, Eravamo sette sorelle) is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Antonio Gandusio.
Cast
* Antonio Gandusio as Il conte Leone Varani
* Nino Besozzi as L ...
''.
Plot
Cast
*
Maurice Chevalier as Count André de Courvallon
*
Delia Scala
Delia Scala (born Odette Bedogni; 25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ballerina, actress and singer who played a leading role in the nascent ''commedia musicale''.
Career
Scala was born as Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazi ...
as Luisella
*
Colette Ripert
Colette Ripert (17 January 1930 – 20 May 1930 ) was a French actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Les jeux sont faits'' (1947)
* '' Eternal Conflict'' (1948)
* ''Keep an Eye on Amelia'' (1949)
* ''The Girl from Maxim's'' (1950)
* '' I Had S ...
as Linda
*
Maria Frau as Lolita
* Annick Tanguy as Nadine
*
Luciana Paluzzi
Luciana Paluzzi (born 10 June 1937) is an Italian actress. She is perhaps best known for playing SPECTRE assassin Fiona Volpe in the fourth James Bond film, '' Thunderball'', but she had important roles in notable films of the 1960s and 1970s in ...
as Pat
* Maria-Luisa Da Silva as Blachette
*
Gaby Basset
Gaby Basset (29 March 1902 Varennes-Saint-Sauveur, Saône-et-Loire, France – 7 October 2001 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France) was a French film actress.Goble p.37
Selected filmography
* '' Everybody Wins'' (1930) - Simone
* ''Le poign ...
as Maria
*
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 Antonio
* Fred Pasquali as Professor Gorbiggi
References
External links
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1954 films
1954 comedy films
French comedy films
Italian comedy films
Films directed by Jean Boyer
1950s French-language films
1950s French films
1950s Italian films
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