''The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday'' ( it, La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza) is a 1941 Italian " white-telephones"

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Carl Boese Carl Eduard Hermann Boese (; 26 August 1887 – 6 July 1958) was a German film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He directed 158 films between 1917 and 1957. Selected filmography * ''Farmer Borchardt'' (1917) * ''Donna Lucia ...

and starring

Cesco Baseggio Francesco "Cesco" Baseggio (1897–1971) was an Italian stage, film and television actor. He was born in Venice, and was identified with Venetian roles during his film career.Brunetta p.87 He appeared in a mixture of serious, dramatic films, as w ...

Massimo Girotti Massimo Girotti (18 May 1918 – 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades. Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and playing polo. While studying eng ...

and

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. A

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ese family go on holiday.Gundle p. 75

Cast

as Ambrogio Brambilla *

as Marco Sassoli *

as Nanà Brambilla *

Amelia Chellini Amelia Chellini (16 June 1880 – 31 May 1944), was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 38 films between 1912 and 1944. She was born in Florence, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) ...

as Adalgisa Brambilla *

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 Gastone *

Giulio Stival Giulio Stival (4 March 1902 – 1 April 1953) was an Italian stage and film actor. Life and career Born in Soave, at young age Stival started founded an amateur dramatics in which he served both as director and as actor. He made his professiona ...

as the tenor Alfredo Martelli * Vita Bandini as Donna Fausta, the marchesa *

Umberto Cocchi Umberto is a masculine Italian given name. It is the Italian form of Humbert. People with the name include: * King Umberto I of Italy (1844–1900) * King Umberto II of Italy (1904–1983) * Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi (1889–1918) * Umberto ...

as the night watchman *

Anita Farra Anita Farra (15 July 1905 – 4 August 2008) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in around forty films during her career, generally in small or supporting roles such as that in ''The Siege of the Alcazar'' (1940).Cardullo p.210 ...

as the art connoisseur *

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as the manager of the garage *

Renato Malavasi Renato Malavasi (8 August 1904 – 7 October 1998) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 135 films between 1921 and 1985. Selected filmography * ''The Golden Vein'' (1928) * ''The Song of Love'' (1930) * ''Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''Th ...

as a friend of Marco *

Lina Tartara Minora 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 Catali ...

as Pina, the maid *

Dina Romano Dina Romano (born Geltrude Ricci; 16 February 1876 – 7 November 1957) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than fifty films during her career including ''The Materassi Sisters'' (1944).Landy p.285 Selected filmography * ...

as Maria, the concierge *

Giovanna Scotto Giovanna Scotto (born Giovanna Margherita Piana-Canova; August 26, 1895 – December 23, 1985) was an Italian stage and film actress.Verdone p.111 She also became a prominent voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market. ...

as Marco's mother * Liliana Zanardi as a girl at the bar * Carmela Rossato * Jole Ferrari *

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* 1941 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1941 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Carl Boese Films set in Milan 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-comedy-film-stub