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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was originally made as a

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, but sound was later added. It was made at a time when the Italian film industry had dramatically declined in size, and was one of only a handful of films released that year.Clarke &Doel p.30

Cast

as La ragazza *

as Giorgio * Daniele Crespi as Jacques Mercier * Giacomo Moschini as Un amico di Jacques al casinò *

as Un giocatore all roulette *

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as La ragazza bionda al casinò

References

Bibliography

* Clarke, David B. & Doel, Marcus A. ''Moving Pictures/Stopping Places: Hotels and Motels on Film''. Lexington Books, 2009.

External links

* 1929 films Italian drama films 1929 drama films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Camerini Transitional sound films Italian black-and-white films 1920s Italian films {{1920s-drama-film-stub