''The Anonymous Roylott'' (Italian: ''L'anonima Roylott'') is a 1936 Italian

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directed by

Raffaello Matarazzo Raffaello Matarazzo (17 August 1909 – 17 May 1966) was an Italian filmmaker. Life Matarazzo started writing film reviews for the Roman newspaper ''Il Tevere'' before re-editing scripts for the Italian film company Cines. His first films w ...

and starring

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 ...

Isa Pola Isa Pola (19 December 1909 – 17 December 1984) was an Italian stage and film actress. Born Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano, she appeared in more than 30 films during her career. An early screen role was the female lead in ''Steel'' (1933), a ...

and

Giulio Donadio Giulio Donadio (5 July 1889 – 15 June 1951) was an Italian actor and film director. Donadio appeared in over forty films between 1912 and 1947, including the historical melodrama ''Red Passport'' (1935).Landy p.155 He also directed several films ...

.Apra p.99 The film is an adaptation of a play set in the United States, about a murder that arises over a dispute at the Roylott

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company. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was distributed by the Italian branch of

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Cast

as Avvocato Giorgio Evans *

Italo Pirani Italo may refer to: *Italo-, a prefix indicating a relation to Italy or Italians Film * ''Italo'' (film), a 2014 comedy film * Italo crime, a genre of crime film Music genres *Italo disco *Italo dance *Italo house People *Italo Allodi (1928– ...

as Joe Roylott * Carlo Lombardi as Eric Roylott *

as Ingegner Rogers *

Romano Calò Romano Calò (6 May 1883 – 17 August 1952) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1913 and 1945. Selected filmography * ''Il bacio di Cirano'' (1913) * '' But It Isn't Serious'' (1921) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) ...

as MacKay, ispettore di polizia *

as Helena Roylott, nipote di Joe *

Mino Doro Mino Doro (6 May 1903 – 13 April 1992) was an Italian actor who appeared in more than a hundred films between 1932 and 1970. Doro generally played supporting and character roles. He appeared as a blackshirt in the 1934 Fascist propaganda fi ...

as Ing. Giorgo Harris, fidanzato di Helena * as Peters, direttore amministrativo *

Emma Baron Emma Baron (19 October 1904 – 7 March 1986https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0056228/ Imdb ) was an Italian stage and film actress. Life and career Born Emma Bardon in Treviso, after getting an arts degree she began her career on stage in the 1920s, ...

as Jean, moglie di Peters *

Olga Solbelli Olga may refer to: People and fictional characters * Olga (name), a given name, including a list of people and fictional characters named Olga or Olha * Michael Algar (born 1962), English singer also known as "Olga" Places Russia * Olga, Russia, ...

as Anna *

Giovanni Conforti Giovanni may refer to: * Giovanni (name), an Italian male given name and surname * Giovanni (meteorology), a Web interface for users to analyze NASA's gridded data * ''Don Giovanni'', a 1787 opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, based on the legend of ...

as ingegner Dixon *

Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa Knight Grand Cross (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor. Biography Born in Rome, he began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome and began acting in films in 1932. As a stage actor, his most celebrated ...

as De Paoli, usciere * as Claire, segretaria dell'avv. Evans *

Mario Ferrari Mario Ferrari (September 3, 1894 – June 28, 1974) was an Italian film actor. After making his debut in 1920, Ferrari became a mainstay of Italian cinema during the Fascist era appearing in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He pla ...

as Stark, capo della polizia * Corrado Antonicelli as Morris, agente di polizia *

Beatrice Mancini Beatrice Mancini (7 December 1917 – 1 March 1987) was an Italian actress. She starred in the 1941 film ''Blood Wedding''.Goble p.368 Born Bice Mancinotti in Rome, Mancini studied at the Accademia Nazionale d'Arte Drammatica and made her film d ...

as centralinista * Aldo Pierantoni as avvocato *

Zoe Incrocci Zoe Incrocci (21 September 1917 – 6 November 2003) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography Born in Brescia, Incrocci was the older sister of the screenwriter Agenore Incrocci. She made her film debut at young age in a supporting ...

as dattilografa *Norma Nova as dattilografa * as impiegata *

Nietta Zocchi Nietta Zocchi (10 July 1909 – 23 April 1981) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 70 films between 1936 and 1976. Selected filmography * ''The Amnesiac'' (1936) - Zelinda (uncredited) * '' To Live'' (1936) - Una spettatrice al concer ...

as segretaria

References

Bibliography

* Aprà, Adriano. ''The Fabulous Thirties: Italian Cinema 1929-1944''. Electa International, 1979.

External links

* 1936 films Italian thriller films Italian black-and-white films 1930s thriller films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Raffaello Matarazzo Italian films based on plays Films set in the United States Cines Studios films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-thriller-film-stub