''The Closed Mouth'' (Italian:''La bocca chiusa'') is a 1925 Italian

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when ...

directed by

Guglielmo Zorzi Guglielmo Zorzi (1879–1967) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.Vacche p.262 Selected filmography Director * '' The Redemption'' (1924) * ''The Closed Mouth'' (1925) * ''The Golden Vein'' (1928) Screenwriter * '' Blue Blood'' (1914 ...

.Dalle Vacche p.262

Cast

Maria Jacobini Maria Jacobini (17 February 1892 – 20 November 1944) was an Italian film actress. She was married to the film director Gennaro Righelli and appeared in many of his silent films for the Vesuvio Film Company.Moliterno p.266 She worked in the Germ ...

as Maria *

Arnold Kent Arnold Kent (1899 – 1928) was an Italian-born American actor. He was born in Sesto Fiorentino as Lido Manetti and acted under that name in Italy, appearing in films such as '' Goodbye Youth'' (1918) and '' Quo Vadis'' (1924). He moved then to ...

as Lord Colchester, padre e figlio *

Carlo Benetti Carlo Benetti (1885–1949) was an Italian film actor of the silent era.Goble p.125 During the sound era he worked as production manager on a number of films. Selected filmography * '' Assunta Spina'' (1915) * ''The Lady of the Camellias'' (1915) ...

as Marchese di Castelfino *

Carmen Boni Carmen Boni (born Maria Carmela Bonicatti; 8 April 1901 – 18 November 1963) was an Italian actress. Biography Maria Carmela Bonicatti was born on 8 April 1901 in Rome to a colonel and Teresa Rovere di Bergeggi. Her birth date has also been gi ...

as Jolanda *

Augusto Poggioli Augusto is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish given name or surname. Notable people with the name include: * Augusto Aníbal * Augusto dos Anjos * Augusto Arbizo *Augusto Barbera (born 1938), Italian law professor, politician and judge *Augusto B ...

as Il padrigo di Maria *

Pina Marini Pina may refer to: People * Pina (name), a list of people with the given name, nickname, surname or stage name Places * Pina, Nepal, a village development committee * Pina, Mallorca, Spain, a town * Pina de Ebro, a municipality of the province o ...

Marcella Sabbatini Marcella is a Roman cognomen and Italian given name, the feminine version of Marcello (Mark in English). Marcella means warlike, martial, and strong. It could also mean 'young warrior'. The origin of the name Marcella is Latin. Marcella may refer ...

References

Bibliography

* Vacche, Angela Dalle. ''Diva: Defiance and Passion in Early Italian Cinema''. University of Texas Press, 2008.

External links

* 1925 films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Guglielmo Zorzi Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films {{Italy-silent-film-stub