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and

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.Aprà p. 99 The film was based on a popular stage play in which Falconi had previously starred. It is now considered a lost film. It was shot at the

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in Rome and on location in the capital city and around the Gulf of Naples. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Il duca Gualtiero di Fogliaverde *

as Kay *

as Gennariello, servitore del duca *

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as Fausto, il pittore *

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as Prosperone Lauria *

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as Max * Armando Anselmo as Il marchese di Pigna * Ornella Da Vasto * Lia Rosa *

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References

Bibliography

* Aprà, Adriano. ''The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944''. Electa International, 1979.

External links

* 1937 films 1937 comedy films 1937 lost films 1930s Italian films 1930s Italian-language films Cines Studios films Films directed by Raffaello Matarazzo Italian black-and-white films Italian comedy films Lost comedy films Lost Italian films {{1930s-Italy-comedy-film-stub