''The Hussar Captain'' or ''Captain of the Hussars'' (Italian: ''Il capitano degli ussari'') is a 1940 Italian
comedy film
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directed by
Sándor Szlatinay
Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander.
It may refer to:
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* Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector
* Sándor B ...
and starring
Clara Tabody
Clara Tabody (born Klára Lívia Thurmayer) (1915–1986) was a Hungarian actress, singer and dancer. She starred in both the stage version of the operetta '' Mask in Blue'' and its 1943 film adaptation.
She worked for many years in Germany whe ...
,
Enrico Viarisio
Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor.
Biography
Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia
Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (13 September 1886 &ndas ...
and
Pina Gallini
Pina Gallini (19 March 1888 – 31 January 1974) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1935 and 1963.
Selected filmography
* '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936)
* ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937)
* '' The Former Matti ...
.
It was made at the
Fert Studios
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It appeared for the first time on the collar of the Supreme Or ...
in
Turin
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.
[Poppi p.61] The film's sets were designed by
Alfredo Montori
Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116
Selected filmography
* '' My Little One'' (1933)
* '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934)
* '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937)
* ''A Lad ...
. A separate Hungarian version was also produced.
Cast
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Clara Tabody
Clara Tabody (born Klára Lívia Thurmayer) (1915–1986) was a Hungarian actress, singer and dancer. She starred in both the stage version of the operetta '' Mask in Blue'' and its 1943 film adaptation.
She worked for many years in Germany whe ...
as La ballerina
*
Enrico Viarisio
Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor.
Biography
Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia
Paolina Pezzaglia Greco (13 September 1886 &ndas ...
as Varady, ex-capitano degli ussari
* Paolo Viero as Suo figlio
*
Pina Gallini
Pina Gallini (19 March 1888 – 31 January 1974) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1935 and 1963.
Selected filmography
* '' The Countess of Parma'' (1936)
* ''The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937)
* '' The Former Matti ...
as La prima zia
*
Lola Braccini
Lola Braccini, born Camilla Cariddi (28 March 1889 - 19 March 1969) was an Italian film, television and stage actress.
Life and career
Born in Pisa, Braccini moved to Rome at 14 years old and debuted on stage in 1912 as an extra at the Teatro ...
as La seconda zia
*
Jone Romano
Jone Romano (born Jone Borgheri; February 7, 1898 – August 1, 1979) was an Italian actress who appeared on stage and screen.
Biography
She appeared in the 1948 film adaptation of ''Les Misérables''. Her career as an actress was relatively shor ...
as La zitella
*
Arturo Bragaglia
Arturo Bragaglia (7 January 1893 – 21 January 1962) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1938 to 1961.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1893 births
1962 deaths
Italian male f ...
*
Livia Minelli
Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC – 28 September AD 29) was a Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Emperor Augustus Caesar. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julian family in AD 14.
Livia was the ...
*
Luigi Pavese
Luigi Pavese (25 October 1897 – 13 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Asti, Pavese started his career in 1916 working as a silent film actor at 19 years of age. He then began his theatrical debut in 192 ...
*
Carlo Romano
Carlo Romano (8 May 1908 – 16 October 1975) was an Italian actor, voice actor and screenwriter.
Biography
Born in Livorno, Romano was the son of actress Dina Romano and the younger brother of actor Felice Romano. Romano started his acting ...
*
Aroldo Tieri
Aroldo Tieri (28 August 1917 – 28 December 2006) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1939 and 1969.
Life and career
Born in Corigliano Calabro, son of the journalist and playwright Vincenzo Tieri, Aroldo Tieri ...
References
Bibliography
* Poppi, Roberto. ''I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944''. Gremese Editore, 2005.
External links
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1940 films
1940s multilingual films
Italian comedy films
1940 comedy films
1940s Italian-language films
Italian multilingual films
Italian black-and-white films
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