''Toto's First Night'' (Italian: ''Totò di notte n. 1'') is a 1962 Italian

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by

Mario Amendola Mario Natalino Concetto Amendola (8 December 1910 – 22 December 1993) was an Italian screenwriter, film director and dramatist. Biography Amendola was born in Recco, which is located in Genova to parents from Rome. He began his career on ...

and starring

Totò Antonio Griffo Focas Flavio Angelo Ducas Comneno Porfirogenito Gagliardi de Curtis di Bisanzio (15 February 1898 – 15 April 1967), best known by his stage name Totò (), or simply as Antonio de Curtis, and nicknamed ''il Principe della risata ...

and

Erminio Macario Erminio Macario (27 May 1902 – 25 March 1980), best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975. Life and career Born in Turin, Macario made his debut at a young age in the amate ...

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Plot

Ninì and Mimi are two friends, itinerant players, who can not make a penny. It is performed at night, in various places, arousing only the laughter of the public, until Mimi is delivered the conspicuous legacy of his uncle. Ninì immediately takes the opportunity to re-launch the duo in nightclubs, but squanders all the money in goliardic parties.

Cast

as Nini *

as Mimi Makò * Margaret Lee * Helmut Zacharias * Mac Ronay * Dodo' D'Amburg * Pascaline * Caroline Lecerf * Moa Tahi * Karin Koidl * Margaret Rose Keil * Caroline Cherie *

Madame Arthur Madame Arthur is a drag cabaret venue in the Rue des Martyrs, 18th arrondissement of Paris. It is named after the synonymous song. History Madame Arthur opened in 1946 as the first transvestite cabaret, which took its name from the famous song ...

* Dori Dorika *

Don Lurio Donald Benjamin Lurio, better known by his stage name of Don Lurio (15 November 1929, in New York City – 26 January 2003, in Rome) was an American-born Jewish Italian dancer, choreographer and TV presenter for RAI, the Italian radio and televisi ...

References

Bibliography

* Ennio Bìspuri. ''Totò: principe clown : tutti i film di Totò''. Guida Editori, 1997.

External links

* 1962 films 1962 musical comedy films Italian musical comedy films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Mario Amendola Films with screenplays by Giovanni Grimaldi Films with screenplays by Bruno Corbucci Films scored by Armando Trovajoli 1960s Italian films {{musical-comedy-film-stub