''Two Happy Hearts'' ( it, Due cuori felici) is a 1932 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 ol ...

directed by

Baldassarre Negroni Baldassarre Negroni (21 January 1877 – 18 July 1948) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 89 films between 1912 and 1936. He directed the 1932 film '' Due cuori felici'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Selected film ...

and starring

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Four of the films he directed won Academy Awards: ''Sciuscià'' and ''Bicycle Thieves'' (honorary) ...

. It is known for its

modernist Modernism is both a philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, an ...

set designs.

Summary

A U.S. car representative's (Melnati) wife (Aylmer) stalking on an American car mogul (De Sica) prior to supper at an important meeting.

Cast

Rina Franchetti Rina Franchetti (23 December 1907 – 18 August 2010) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1932 and 1990. Selected filmography * '' Two Happy Hearts'' (1932) * '' La segretaria per tutti'' (1933) * ''The Peddler and ...

as Anna Rosi *

Mimì Aylmer Mimì Aylmer (1896–1992) was an Italian stage and film actress. Aylmer emerged as a star in the Fascist era, appearing in films such as the drama '' Like the Leaves'' (1935).Landy, Marcia. ''The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the It ...

as Clara Fabbri *

as Mister Brown * Umberto Melnati as Ing. Carlo Fabbri * Loli Pilotto as La cameriera * Giorgio Bianchi as Un amico di Fabbri * Umberto Cocchi *

Gino Viotti Gino Viotti (1875–1951) was an Italian film actor who appeared in more than forty films, mostly in supporting roles. He played the part of Chilone Chilonides in the 1924 epic ''Quo Vadis''.Wyke p.214 Selected filmography * '' Nemesis'' (1920) * ...

Other film versions

* ''

A Bit of Love ''A Bit of Love'' (german: Ein bißchen Liebe für Dich) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Lee Parry, Magda Schneider, and Hermann Thimig.Bock & Bergfelder, p. 550 It was made at the Johannisthal Studios in Ber ...

'' (March 1932, Germany, directed by

Max Neufeld Max Neufeld (13 February 1887 – 2 December 1967) was an Austrian film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 70 films between 1919 and 1957. He directed the 1934 film '' The Song of the Sun'', which starred Vittorio De Sica. Select ...

) * ''

Monsieur, Madame and Bibi ''Monsieur, Madame and Bibi'' (French: ''Monsieur, Madame et Bibi'') is a 1932 French-German comedy film directed by Jean Boyer and Max Neufeld and starring René Lefèvre, Marie Glory and Florelle.Crisp p. 395 It was the French-language ver ...

'' (March 1932, France, directed by

and Jean Boyer) * '' Yes, Mr. Brown'' (January 1933, United Kingdom, directed by

Herbert Wilcox Herbert Sydney Wilcox Order of the British Empire, CBE (19 April 1890 – 15 May 1977) was a British film producer and film director, director. He was one of the most successful British filmmakers from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best know ...

)Estorick Collection on Twitter: "Due Cuori Felici (Two Happy Hearts, 1932), was a remake of a German film Ein bißchen Liebe für Dich (A Bit of Love, 1932). Another remake was filmed in the UK and launched the following year. "Yes, Mr. Brown" is currently missing from the @BFI National Archive."
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1932 films 1932 comedy films Italian comedy films 1930s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Baldassarre Negroni Italian remakes of foreign films Remakes of German films Italian multilingual films 1932 multilingual films