''The Night of Tricks'' (Italian: ''La notte delle beffe'') is a 1939 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 o ...

directed by

Carlo Campogalliani Carlo Campogalliani (10 October 1885 – 10 August 1974) was an Italian screenwriter, actor and film director. Campogalliani directed around eighty films during his career and acted in another fifty. He directed the 1934 sports film ''Stadio''.Re ...

and starring

Amedeo Nazzari Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 in Cagliari – 5 November 1979 in Rome) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. A ...

, Dria Paola and

Maurizio D'Ancora Rodolfo Gucci (16 July 1912 – 15 May 1983), also known by his stage name Maurizio D'Ancora, was an Italian actor and entrepreneur, who appeared in more than 40 films between 1929 and 1946. He was a member of the Gucci family. His only child, ...

.Moliterno p.10 It was shot at

Cinecittà Studios Cinecittà Studios (; Italian for Cinema City Studios), is a large film studio in Rome, Italy. With an area of 400,000 square metres (99 acres), it is the largest film studio in Europe, and is considered the hub of Italian cinema. The studios wer ...

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Nino Maccarones.

Cast

as Capatosta * Dria Paola as Giulietta *

as Filippo *

Elli Parvo Elli Parvo (17 October 1915 – 19 February 2010) was an Italian film actress, born in Milan as Elvira Gobbo. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1934 and 1960. Selected filmography * '' Loyalty of Love'' (1934) as La nobildonna al ...

as Maria, la figlia dell'oste * Olga Capri as Assunta * Ernesto Almirante as Francesco Acquaviva * Achille Majeroni as Righetti * Giovanni Petti as Gennaro, l'oste * Andrea Checchi as Giorgio Albini * Arnaldo Arnaldi as Pallotta * Giuseppe Pierozzi as Pietro *

Oscar Andriani Oscar Andriani (28 December 1905 – 17 July 1987) was an Italian actor and playwright. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1969. Life and career Born in Brescia, Andriani made his stage debut at 17 years old in the theatrical comp ...

as Un falso brigante *

Lia Orlandini Lia Orlandini (January 12, 1896 – April 9, 1975) was an Italian film actress.Pruzzo & Lancia p.53 She was also a voice actor, dubbing foreign films for release in Italy. Selected filmography * ''Quo Vadis'' (1913) * '' Julius Caesar'' (1914) * ...

as Ersilia *

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, voice actor, singer, comedian, director and screenwriter. Early life Born in Rome to a schoolteacher and a musician and the last of five children, Sordi was named in hon ...

as Bentivoglio * Mario Lodolini as Uno studente

References

Bibliography

* Moliterno, Gino.
Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema
'. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

External links

* 1939 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1939 comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo Campogalliani Films shot at Cinecittà Studios 1930s Italian films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub