''The Doctor's Secret'' (Italian: ''Il segreto del dottore'') is a 1931 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Jack Salvatori Jack Salvatori (1901–1950) was an English/ Italian film director.Waldman p.160 Selected filmography * '' De Sensatie van de Toekomst'' (1931) * ''The Doctor's Secret The Doctors Secret may refer to: * The Doctor's Secret (1909 film), ''The Do ...

and starring

Soava Gallone Soava Gallone, née Stanisława Winawerówna (1880 – 30 May 1957) was a Polish and later Italian film actress who appeared in early Italian cinema. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1913 and 1931. She was the wife of film director Car ...

, Lamberto Picasso and

Alfredo Robert Alfredo Robert (1877–1964) was an Italian actor and film director.Waldman p.160 Selected filmography * ''Il sire di Vincigliata'' (1913) * '' The Doctor's Secret'' (1931) * ''Paradise'' (1932) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * '' Pietro Micca'' (1 ...

.Waldman p.160 It was made at the

Joinville Studios The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there. A second studio was added to the original ...

in Paris, as the Italian-language version of Paramount Pictures's ''

The Doctor's Secret The Doctors Secret may refer to: * The Doctor's Secret (1909 film), ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1909 film), a French silent short film * The Doctor's Secret (1913 film), ''The Doctor's Secret'' (1913 film), an American silent short film * The Doctor's ...

'' (1929). A separate Swedish-language version had also been produced at Joinville. The film's sets were designed by Paolo Reni.

Cast

as Liliana Garner * Lamberto Picasso as Giovanni *

as Il dottor Brady *

Oreste Bilancia Oreste Bilancia (24 September 1881 – 31 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. Born in Catania, Sicily he was a star of Italian films in the silent era. He worked during the 1920s in Weimar Germany which had the largest European film indus ...

as Redding * Lina Modigliani as La signora Redding * Vanna Vanni as Susanna, la cameriera * Antonio Niccodemi as Riccardo, marito di Liliana

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry. ''Missing Reels: Lost Films of American and European Cinema''. McFarland, 2000.

External links

* 1931 films 1931 drama films Paramount Pictures films American drama films Films shot at Joinville Studios 1930s Italian-language films Films based on works by J. M. Barrie American black-and-white films Italian-language American films 1930s American films {{1930s-drama-film-stub