''One Hundred Thousand Dollars'' (Italian: ''Centomila dollari'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones"

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Gundle p.169 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fulvio Jacchia. It was part of the traditional of White Telephone comedies, popular during the era.

Synopsis

An American millionaire staying at a

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hotel falls in love with the telephone operator working there. When she refuses his advances because she already has a fiancée, he offers her a hundred thousand

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to have dinner with him. Although she refuses, when her family find out the amount they pressure her to accept his offer.

Cast

as Lily Zilay *

as Woods *

as Stefano Zilay *

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as Paolo *

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as Barton *

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as Michele Zilay *

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as Oldham *

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as Paul, il guardino aeroporto *

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as Miss Vernon *

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as Elena Zilay *

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as Zita Zilay *

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as Maria Zilay *

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as Un radiotelegrafista *

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as Il borgomastro * Ada Colangeli as Francesca, la moglie di Paul *

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as Elsa, la telefonista *

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as Il comandante dell'aeroporto di Budapest * Arnaldo Firpo as Bartel, l'altro segretario * Jucci Kellerman as L'altra Lily * Alfredo Menichelli as Un giornalista

References

Bibliography

*Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1940 films Italian comedy films 1940 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Camerini Italian black-and-white films Films shot at Palatino Studios Italian films based on plays Films set in Budapest 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub