''The Matchmaker'' (Italian: ''Paraninfo'') is a 1934 Italian

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directed by

Amleto Palermi Amleto Palermi (11 July 1889 – 20 April 1941) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1914 and 1942. He directed ''The Old Lady'', which starred Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film. Sele ...

and starring Angelo Musco,

Rosina Anselmi Rosina Anselmi ( 26 July 1880 – 23 May 1965) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She was a prominent actress in the Sicilian language theater, especially in the province of Catania. Life and career Born in Caltagirone, Catania ...

and Enrica Fantis.Goble p.70

Cast

* Angelo Musco as Don Pasquale Minnedda *

* Enrica Fantis as Signora Minnedda *

Luisa Garella Luisa Garella is an Italian former film actress who appeared in a number of films during the Fascist era.Goble p.179 Her birth year has been given as both 1913 and 1921. Selected filmography * ''The Matchmaker'' (1934) * ''The Man Who Smiles'' ...

* Carlo Petrangeli *

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 ...

as Il direttore della banda *

Francesco Amodio Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

Alberto Angelini Alberto Angelini (born 28 September 1974 in Savona) is a retired water polo player from Italy, who represented his native country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). He was a member of the men's national te ...

* Ada Cannavò *

Eugenio Colombo Eugenio Colombo (born 10 December 1953 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian saxophonist and flautist most associated with avant-garde jazz. A founding member of the Italian Instabile Orchestra, Colombo has worked with such musicians as Mario Schiano, Gio ...

Vera Dani Vera may refer to: Names *Vera (surname) Vera is a Spanish surname. Notable persons with that surname include: * Alejo Vera (1834–1923), Spanish painter * Alfredo Vera Vera (1910–1999), Ecuadorian politician * Alfonso Vera (born 1974), Mex ...

María Denis María Denis (22 November 1916 – 15 April 2004) was an Argentine-born actress in Italian made films. Denis moved to Italy in 1932 when she was 16, and appeared in her first film there the same year. Denis became a top Italian star between 1936 a ...

* Mariù Gleck *

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 ...

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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1934 comedy films Italian comedy films 1934 films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Amleto Palermi Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-comedy-film-stub