''Papà Pacifico'' is a 1954 Italian

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

Guido Brignone Guido Brignone (6 December 1886 – 6 March 1959) was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone. Brignone was born in Milan, Italy. He was the first Italian ...

and starring

Antonella Lualdi Antonella Lualdi ( gr, Αντονέλλα Λουάλντι, born Antonietta de Pascale; 6 July 1931) is an Italian actress and singer. She appeared in many Italian and French films in the 1950s and 1960s, notably in Claude Autant-Lara's film '' ...

and Frank Latimore.Alberto Albertazzi. "Papà Pacifico" (review). ''Intermezzo''. 31 March 1954. It grossed 88 million lire at the Italian box office.

Plot

Cast

as Luisella Ceccacci * Frank Latimore as Carlo Torquati *

Nando Bruno Nando Bruno (6 October 1895 – 10 April 1963) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 84 films between 1938 and 1961. He was born in Rome, Italy and he died there. Selected filmography * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) - Un collego di Pasquale ...

as Augusto Ceccacci *

Galeazzo Benti Galeazzo Benti (6 August 1923 – 21 April 1993) was an Italian actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1942 and 1991. Life and career Born Galeazzo Bentivoglio in Florence, Italy, a descendant of the Bentivoglio family, which ru ...

as Baron Alberto di Pontenero *

Bice Valori Maria Bice Valori (13 May 1927 – 17 March 1980) was an Italian actress, comedian and television and radio personality. Life and career Born in Rome, Valori studied at the Silvio d’Amico Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1948. The sam ...

as Gina * Carletto Sposito as The Toy Seller * Lucia Brusco as Maria Grazia * Agostino Salvietti as Raimondo Giorpani *

Nerio Bernardi Nerio Bernardi (23 July 1899 – 12 January 1971) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 200 films between 1918 and 1970. He was born in Bologna, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Nero'' (1922) * '' The Shep ...

as The Prosecutor *

Enzo Biliotti Enzo Biliotti (28 June 1887 – 19 November 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1916 and 1958. He was born in Livorno, Italy and died in Bologna, Italy. Selected filmography * '' The Betrothed'' (1923) * '' Villafr ...

as The Judge * Marisa Valenti as Mara Lauri * Pino Locchi as Fofò * Angela Lavagna as Miss Giorpani * Franco Andrei as Pier Luigi Dodi * Cesarina Gheraldi as The Thief * Nino Milano as commissario * Luisella Boni as Donatella *

Anita Durante Anita Durante (28 September 1897 – 2 May 1994) was an Italian actress. Born Anita Bianchi in Rome into a humble family, after attending a dramatic society for several years Durante made her official debut on stage in 1919, in Ettore Petro ...

as Ponte Nero's Doorkeeper * Ada Colangeli as Ceccacci's Doorkeeper * Anna Di Leo as Maria Teresa * Ciccio Barbi as Carletto *

Michele Malaspina Michele Malaspina (16 August 1908 – 13 January 1979) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Life and career Born in Bolzaneto, Genoa, the son of two shopkeepers, since childhood Malaspina has a passion for theater and was an actor in a co ...

as The Car Vendor

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* Italian comedy films 1954 comedy films 1954 films Films directed by Guido Brignone Italian black-and-white films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub