''When Naples Sings'' (Italian: ''Napoli che canta'') is a 1930 Italian musical film directed by

Mario Almirante Mario Almirante (18 February 1890 – 30 September 1964) was an Italian film director and screenwriter active between 1920 and 1933. His 1927 film '' La bellezza del mondo'' featured an early appearance of Vittorio De Sica. He was the fath ...

and starring

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. The film was originally made in 1928 as a

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but delays, including the addition of

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, meant it was not released for two years. It consists almost entirely of recorded

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songs It was shot at the

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. The film enjoyed some success, and was distributed in seven

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countries.Mancini p.45 It has been described as a "poorly made musical film".

Cast

as Genny D'Ambrosio * Anna Mari as Alice Baldwin * Lilian Lyl as Carmela * Giorgio Curti as Taniello * Carlo Tedeschi * Nino Altieri * Camillo De Rossi * Elvira Marchionni * Giovanni Marcial *

Felice Minotti Felice Minotti (19 November 1887 – 21 March 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 91 films between 1908 and 1963. Selected filmography * '' The Revenge of Maciste'' (1921) * '' Maciste on Vacation'' (1921) * ''The House of Pulci ...

* Ellen Meis * Adriana Facchetti

References

Bibliography

* Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985.

External links

* 1930 films 1930s Italian-language films Documentary films about music and musicians Films directed by Mario Almirante 1930 musical films Italian musical films Films set in Naples Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian films {{music-documentary-film-stub