''The Steamship Owner'' (Italian: ''Il padrone del vapore'') is a 1951 Italian
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 ol ...
directed by
Mario Mattoli and starring
Walter Chiari
Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari , was an Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles.
Biography
Walter Annicchiarico was born in Verona, Italy on 8 March 1924 to a family originally ...
,
Delia Scala
Delia Scala (born Odette Bedogni; 25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ballerina, actress and singer who played a leading role in the nascent ''commedia musicale''.
Career
Scala was born as Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazi ...
and
Carlo Campanini.
[Aprà p.101] The film's sets were designed by the
art director Alberto Boccianti.
Plot
A rich American arrives in a little village in the mountains because he wants to advertise a drink he produces. In the village there are also two men from Rome who are at logger-heads with the locals. The coming of the American complicates matters.
Cast
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Walter Chiari
Walter Annicchiarico (8 March 1924 – 20 December 1991), known as Walter Chiari , was an Italian stage and screen actor, mostly in comedy roles.
Biography
Walter Annicchiarico was born in Verona, Italy on 8 March 1924 to a family originally ...
as Himself
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Delia Scala
Delia Scala (born Odette Bedogni; 25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ballerina, actress and singer who played a leading role in the nascent ''commedia musicale''.
Career
Scala was born as Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazi ...
as Herself
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Carlo Campanini as Mr. Carlo Peonio
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Giovanna Pala
Giovanna Pala (born 15 July 1932) is an Italian actress. She appeared in ten films from 1951 to 1956.
Filmography
References
External links
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1932 births
Living people
Italian film actresses
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as Trude
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Mario Riva
Mario Riva (26 January 1913 – 1 September 1960) was an Italian television presenter and actor. He appeared in 51 films between 1941 and 1960.
Life and career
Born in Rome as Mariuccio Bonavolontà, the son of a composer, Giuseppe (Joseph) ...
as Mario
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Riccardo Billi
Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – 15 April 1982) was an Italian film actor and comedian. With Mario Riva he appeared as ''Billi & Riva'', one of the most popular Italian comic duos in the 1950s.
He appeared in around 85 films between 1938 ...
as Riccardo
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Bice Valori
Maria Bice Valori (13 May 1927 – 17 March 1980) was an Italian actress, comedian and television and radio personality.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Valori studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1948. The sam ...
as Marga
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Aldo Giuffré as Nicola
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* Carlo (name)
*Monte Carlo
* Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince ...
as Finanziere
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Raffaele Pisu
Raffaele Pisu (24 May 1925 – 31 July 2019) was an Italian actor and comedian.
Life and career
Born in Bologna as Guerrino Pisu into a family of Sardinian origin, Pisu debuted in the drama theater and in 1945 he was one of the founders of th ...
as Pino
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Gianrico Tedeschi
Gianrico Tedeschi (20 April 1920 – 27 July 2020) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Milan in April 1920, Tedeschi got a degree in pedagogy before enrolling at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, wh ...
as Pianista
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Gisella Sofio
Gisella Sofio (19 February 1931 – 27 January 2017) was an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Sofio started her career at the age of 16 as a model. In 1951 she began her acting career in Mario Mattoli's film '' Accidents to the ...
as Coreografa
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Alberto Sorrentino as Disegnatore
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Aldo Bufi Landi
Aldo Bufi Landi (7 April 1923 – 2 February 2016) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1947 and 2013.
Selected filmography
* '' Malaspina'' (1947)
* '' Madunnella'' (1948)
* '' Assunta Spina'' (1948)
* ''L ...
as Finanziere napoletano
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Anna Maestri
Anna Maestri (7 January 1924 – 4 March 1988) was an Italian stage, film and television actress.
Life and career
Maestri was born in Mantua, the daughter of two stage actors. She formed at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome ...
as Cameriera dell'albergo
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Enzo Turco
Enzo Turco (1902 – 7 July 1983) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 39 films between 1939 and 1972. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''Departure at Seven'' (1946)
* ''Fear and Sand'' (1948 ...
as Sergente di finanza
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Ciccio Barbi
Ciccio Barbi (19 January 1919 – 26 November 1992) was an Italian film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Last Wagon'' (1943) - Young Friend of Toto (uncredited)
* '' Angelina'' (1947) - (uncredited)
* '' Auguri e figli maschi!'' (1951) ...
as Alpino
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Guglielmo Inglese
Guglielmo Inglese (24 November 1892 – 14 January 1972) was an Italian actor, radio personality and playwright.
Life and career
Born in Naples into a family of Apulian origins, Inglese debuted on stage as a child actor at 2 years old, and t ...
as Scenografo
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Sofia Lazzaro as Ballerinetta
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Zoe Incrocci
Zoe Incrocci (21 September 1917 – 6 November 2003) was an Italian actress and voice actress.
Biography
Born in Brescia, Incrocci was the older sister of the screenwriter Agenore Incrocci. She made her film debut at young age in a supporting ...
as Donna furiosa
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Giusi Raspani Dandolo
Giusi Raspani Dandolo (23 August 1916 – 14 January 2000) was an Italian stage, film, television and radio actress.
Life and career
Born in Trani, the daughter of a magistrate, Raspani Dandolo enrolled at the Bolzano Conservatory as to become ...
as Donna furiosa
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Loris Gizzi
Loris Gizzi (16 August 1899 – 6 October 1986) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Born in Rome, after his university studies Gizzi attended a school of dance and singing. He abandoned the courses when he became an employee ...
as Direttore Grand Hotel
* Gianni Cavalieri as Constantin
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Ughetto Bertucci
Ughetto Bertucci (18 October 1907 – 25 June 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1960.
Life and career
He was born and died in Rome, Italy. A fruit vendor in a Roman market square ...
as Peonio's Driver
References
Bibliography
* Aprà, Adriano. ''The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944''. Electa International, 1979.
* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. ''Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959''. Gremese Editore, 1991.
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1951 films
1951 comedy films
1950s Italian-language films
Italian black-and-white films
Films directed by Mario Mattoli
Films produced by Carlo Ponti
Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Italian comedy films
1950s Italian films
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