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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Poppi p.162 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giorgio Pinzauti.

Synopsis

A young

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with ambitious plans tries and fails to get support from his traditionalist industrialist father. Only when his son is injured in an unsuccessful experiment does the father change his mind.

Cast

as Alberto Celoria *

as Gianna *

as Il banchiere castoldi * Achille Majeroni as Il padre di alberto * Hesperia * Nada Fiorelli *

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* Adolfo Geri

References

Bibliography

* Poppi, Roberto. ''I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri''. Gremese Editore, 2000.

External links

* 1938 films Italian drama films 1938 drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Marco Elter Italian black-and-white films Films shot at Cinecittà Studios 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub