''The Second Wife'' or ''The Second Mrs. Tanqueray'' (Italian:''La seconda moglie'') is a 1922 Italian silent

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

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. Se ...

and starring

Pina Menichelli Giuseppa Iolanda Menichelli (10 January 1890 – 29 August 1984), known professionally as Pina Menichelli, was an Italian actress. After a career in theatre and a series of small film roles, Menichelli was launched as a film star when Giovanni Pas ...

, Elena Lunda and

Alfredo Martinelli Alfredo Martinelli (7 March 1899 – 11 November 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1916 and 1967. He was born and died in Siena, Tuscany. Selected filmography * ''I Topi Grigi'' (1918) * ''Tortured Soul'' (1 ...

.Dalle Vacche p.263 It is an adaptation of Arthur Wing Pinero's 1893 British play ''

The Second Mrs Tanqueray ''The Second Mrs. Tanqueray'' is a problem play by Arthur Wing Pinero. It utilises the "Woman with a past" plot, popular in nineteenth century melodrama. The play was first produced in 1893 by the actor-manager George Alexander and despite ca ...

'', about a woman who struggles to overcome rumours about her past.

Cast

* Alfredo Bertone * Orietta Claudi * Elena Lunda *

* Alfredo Menichelli *

Livio Pavanelli Livio Cesare Pavanelli (7 September 1881 – 29 April 1958) was an Italian film actor. Pavanelli was born in Copparo, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died in Rome in 1958 at age 76. Selected filmography * '' Mariute'' (1918) *'' Fabiola'' ( ...

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1922 films 1922 drama films Italian silent feature films 1920s Italian-language films Films directed by Amleto Palermi Italian films based on plays Italian black-and-white films Silent Italian drama films 1920s Italian films {{Italy-silent-film-stub