''Three Lucky Fools'' (Italian: ''Tre uomini in frack'') is a 1933 French-Italian

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directed by

Mario Bonnard Mario Bonnard (24 December 1889 – 22 March 1965) was an Italian actor and film director. Bonnard was born and died in Rome. He began his cinematic career as an actor becoming a popular romantic lead in numerous silent films made before World ...

and starring

Tito Schipa Tito Schipa (; born Raffaele Attilio Amedeo Schipa; 2 January 1889 in Lecce16 December 1965) was an Italian lyric tenor A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice ...

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

, and

Fred Pasquali Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director. Theatre Comedian * 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier * 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde Gé ...

. It marked the film debut of

Assia Noris Assia Noris (16 February 1912 – 27 January 1998) was a Russian-Italian film actress. Born Anastasia Noris fon Gerzfeld (Anastassia Noris von Herzfeld), she appeared in over 35 films between 1932 and 1965. She starred in films such as the Ma ...

, who went on to be a leading Italian star.Gundle p. 167 It was released in two separate versions, one in

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and the other in

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Cast

as Il tenore Marcello Palma *

as Gilberto, l'impresario *

as Gilbert *

Peppino De Filippo Peppino De Filippo (born Giuseppe De Filippo; 24 August 1903 – 27 January 1980) was an Italian actor. De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and dramatist Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina De Filippo. He made his stage debut at th ...

as Andrea *

Simone Vaudry Simone Vaudry (25 February 1906 – 3 January 1993) was a French film actress, most of whose films were made during the silent era. Selected filmography * '' L'épingle rouge'' (1921) * '' The Black Sheep'' (1922) * '' Vingt ans après'' (192 ...

as Lucy *

as La giovane americana * Jeanne Perriat as Mme. Laure *

Jean Gobet Jean Gobet (20 July 1888 – 29 April 1980) was a French stage and film actor. Filmography Cinema * 1928: ''Les Fourchambault'' by Georges Monca * 1931: '' L'Amour à l'américaine'' by Claude Heymann * 1931: '' Coiffeur pour dames'' by ...

as André *

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as Signora Laura, la padrona del tabarin *

Charles Dechamps Charles Dechamps (13 September 1882 – 25 September 1959) was a French stage and film actor. He married the comedian Fernande Albany on 19 November 1925. He died in 1959, and was buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise. Filmography * 1909: ' ...

as Le journaliste *

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as Lucia *

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 giornalista

Citations

General bibliography

* Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1933 films French comedy films Italian comedy films French black-and-white films 1933 comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Bonnard Italian black-and-white films Films produced by Seymour Nebenzal 1930s French films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-France-film-stub