''Fourth Page'' (Italian: ''Quarta pagina'') is a 1942 Italian mystery film directed by

Nicola Manzari Nicola Manzari (14 November 1908 – 28 April 1991) was an Italian screenwriter and director. He wrote for 38 films between 1940 and 1975. Selected filmography * ''The Adventures of Fra Diavolo'' (1942) * ''Chains'' (1949) * ''Hearts at Sea ...

and starring

Claudio Gora Claudio Gora, '' Emilio Giordana '' (27 July 1913 – 13 March 1998) was an Italian actor and film director. He was particularly prolific, making some 155 appearances in film and television over nearly 60 years (from 1939 to 1997). In the 1950s ...

Valentina Cortese Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's ''Day for Night'' (1973). Personal life Cortese was bor ...

and

Paola Barbara Paola Barbara (22 July 1912 – 2 October 1989) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1935 and 1978. She was sometimes credited as Pauline Baards. Life and career Born in Rome as Paola Proto, after her fi ...

.Curti p.39 It was shot at the FERT Studios in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Arrigo Equini Arrigo Equini was an Italian art director who designed the sets of around eighty films during his career.Palmer & Riley p.164 Selected filmography * '' The Black Eagle'' (1946) * '' The White Devil'' (1947) * '' Ring Around the Clock'' (1950) * ...

Cast

as Claudio, l'avvocato *

as Valentina, la sua segretaria *

as L'impiegata del banco lotto *

Bella Starace Sainati Bella Starace Sainati (June 2, 1878 – August 4, 1958) was an Italian stage and film actress.Goble p.190 Selected filmography * '' The Two Mothers'' (1938) * ''Naples Will Never Die'' (1939) * '' Goodbye Youth'' (1940) * ''Inspector Vargas'' ...

as Sua madre * Gino Cervi as Il pregiudicato ex detenuto *

Gino Cavalieri Gino Cavalieri (25 July 1895 – 15 October 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 20 films between 1937 and 1983. Filmography External links * 1895 births 1992 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian m ...

as Suo compagno *

Sergio Tofano Sergio Tòfano (20 August 1886 – 28 October 1973) was an Italian actor, director, playwright, scene designer and illustrator. Tofano was born in Rome. In 1909, he made his first appearance on stage with Ermete Novelli, then joined Virgil ...

as Il professore naturalista *

Lina Bacci Lina (pronounced "Leena") is a feminine given name. Languages of origin include: English, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Persian, Kurdish, Arabic. It is also the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Catalin ...

as Sua sorella *

Ruggero Ruggeri Ruggero Ruggeri (14 November 1871 – 20 July 1953) was an Italian stage and film actor. Ruggeri was a celebrated theatre actor, appearing alongside Lyda Borelli on stage in 1909.Dalle Vacche p.260 From 1914 onward he sporadically made films in ...

as L'impiegato di baco ladro * Oretta Fiume as Sua figlia *

Armando Falconi Armando Falconi (1871–1954) was an Italian stage and film actor who appeared in more than forty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1931 comedy '' The Charmer''.Landy p.63-65 Life and career Born in Rome, Falconi was the son ...

as Il nobile decaduto *

Annibale Betrone Annibale Betrone (1883–1950) was an Italian stage and film actor.Goble p.34 Selected filmography * '' Black Shirt'' (1933) * ''Villafranca'' (1934) * ''Teresa Venerdì'' (1941) * '' Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941) * '' Fedora'' (1942) * '' Torren ...

as Il suo maggiordomo * Memo Benassi as Il pazzo * Elena Altieri as Sua moglie *

Camillo Pilotto Camillo Pilotto (6 February 1888 Birth name: Camillo Raul Vittorio Pilotto. – 27 May 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 101 films between 1916 and 1963. He was born and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''The Song ...

as Il vinaio *

Pina Renzi Pina Renzi (16 December 1901 – 13 July 1984) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1959. She also directed one film, ''Cercasi bionda bella presenza'', in 1942. She was born in Morciano di Romagna ...

as Sua moglie * Vera Worth as La dattilografia *

Giuseppe Zago Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph, from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף. It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it. The feminine form of the name is Giusep ...

as Il capo ufficio pignolo

References

Bibliography

* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944''. Gremese Editore, 2005. * Curti, Roberto. ''Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History''. McFarland, 2022.

External links

* 1942 films Italian mystery films 1942 mystery films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Nicola Manzari Italian black-and-white films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub