''Nonna Felicità'' is a 1938 Italian film directed by
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.
His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy ...
and starring
Dina Galli
Dina Galli (1877–1951) was an Italian actress known for her comic stage roles. Galli also appeared in fourteen films during her career.
Life and career
Born Clotilde Annamaria Galli in Milan, Galli was the daughter of a well known theatrica ...
. It was made as a sequel to the 1937 film ''
Felicita Colombo''. It was shot at the
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 ...
in
Rome
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, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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.
Cast
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Dina Galli
Dina Galli (1877–1951) was an Italian actress known for her comic stage roles. Galli also appeared in fourteen films during her career.
Life and career
Born Clotilde Annamaria Galli in Milan, Galli was the daughter of a well known theatrica ...
as Felicità Colombo
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Armando Falconi as Il conte Jean Scotti
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Maurizio D'Ancora
Rodolfo Gucci (16 July 1912 – 15 May 1983), also known by his stage name Maurizio D'Ancora, was an Italian actor and entrepreneur, who appeared in more than 40 films between 1929 and 1946. He was a member of the Gucci family. His only child, M ...
as Ambrogino
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Nino Taranto
Nino Taranto (28 August 1907 – 23 February 1986) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1924 and 1971.
Life and career
Born in Naples, Taranto started his career as a child actor in 1918 starring in some loca ...
as Nino Senesi
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Angelo Gandolfi as Giuseppe Grossi
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Lilia Dale
Lilia Dale (born 18 July 1919) is an Italian retired film actress.Cardullo p.100
Selected filmography
* ''Il signor Max'' (1937)
* '' Nonna Felicità'' (1938)
* '' Mad Animals'' (1939)
* '' Who Are You?'' (1939)
* ''Red Tavern
''Red Tavern'' ( ...
as Odette (as Lilly Hand)
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Lydia Johnson as La baronessa Michette
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Paolo Varna as Il barone (as Ottorino Visconti)
References
External links
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1938 films
1938 comedy films
1930s Italian-language films
Italian black-and-white films
Films directed by Mario Mattoli
Films shot at Cinecittà Studios
Italian comedy films
Italian sequel films
Films set in Milan
1930s Italian films
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