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Romano Calò
Romano Calò (6 May 1883 – 17 August 1952) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1913 and 1945. Selected filmography * ''Il bacio di Cirano'' (1913) * '' But It Isn't Serious'' (1921) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) * ''Steel'' (1933) * '' The Anonymous Roylott'' (1936) * ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * '' The Count of Brechard'' (1938) * ''The Hero of Venice ''The Hero of Venice'' () is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese.Damiani p.256-257 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. ...'' (1941) * '' The Last Chance'' (1945) References External links * * 1883 births 1952 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugano
Lugano ( , , ; ) is a city and municipality within the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It is the largest city in both Ticino and the Italian-speaking region of southern Switzerland. Lugano has a population () of , and an urban agglomeration of over 150,000. It is the List of cities in Switzerland, ninth largest Swiss city. The city lies on Lake Lugano, at its largest width, and, together with the adjacent town of Paradiso, Switzerland, Paradiso, occupies the entire bay of Lugano. The territory of the municipality encompasses a much larger region on both sides of the lake, with numerous isolated villages. The region of Lugano is surrounded by the Lugano Prealps, the latter extending on most of the Sottoceneri region, the southernmost part of Ticino and Switzerland. Both western and eastern parts of the municipality share an international border with Italy. Described as a market town since 984, Lugano was the object of continuous disputes between the soverei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Bacio Di Cirano
''Il bacio di Cirano'' is a 1913 silent film, silent Italian drama film directed by Carmine Gallone. It was Gallone's List of directorial debuts, debut film as a director. Cast * Umberto Zanuccoli * Soava Gallone as Grazia * Romano Calò as Claudio Arcieri * Tatiana Gorka as Rosetta * Luciano Molinari * Renato Piacentini * Diomede Procaccini * Ernesto Treves (actor), Ernesto Treves References External links * 1913 films 1913 drama films 1913 directorial debut films Italian silent feature films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Carmine Gallone Silent Italian drama films {{1910s-Italy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
But It Isn't Serious
''But It Isn't Serious'' () is a 1921 Italian silent film directed by Augusto Camerini and starring Carmen Boni.Stewart p.52 Cast * Carmen Boni * Romano Calò Romano Calò (6 May 1883 – 17 August 1952) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1913 and 1945. Selected filmography * ''Il bacio di Cirano'' (1913) * '' But It Isn't Serious'' (1921) * '' Queen of the Night'' (1931) ... as Memmo Speranza * Ignazio Lupi as Il cap. Barranco * Fernanda Negri Pouget as Gasperina * Giovanni Schettini See also *'' But It's Nothing Serious'' (1936) References Bibliography * Stewart, John. ''Italian film: a who's who''. McFarland, 1994. External links * 1921 films 1920s Italian-language films Films based on works by Luigi Pirandello Films directed by Augusto Camerini Italian silent feature films Italian films based on plays Italian black-and-white films {{1920s-Italy-silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Of The Night (1931 Italian-language Film)
''Queen of the Night'' (Italian: ''La donna di una notte'') is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Marcel L'Herbier, assisted by Amleto Palermi and Guido Brignone, and starring Francesca Bertini, Ruggero Ruggeri and Romano Calò.Masia & Lancia It was filmed in Germany as the Italian-language version of the French film ''La Femme d'une nuit'', also directed by L'Herbier. In the early years of sound, it was common to remake films in different languages. A German-language version was released the same year, directed by Fritz Wendhausen. The sets for the film were designed by the art directors Boris Bilinsky and Paolo Reni. This was Bertini's first sound movie. Cast * Francesca Bertini as La principessa Elena di Lystria * Ruggero Ruggeri as Jean Derville * Romano Calò as Il presidente del Consiglio * Giorgio Bianchi as Il tenente della guardia * Olga Berndt as Nanette * Oreste Bilancia as Rosiek * Raimondo Van Riel as Lo sconosciuto * Angelo Ferrari as L'uffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steel (1933 Film)
''Steel'' () is a 1933 Italian drama film directed by Walter Ruttmann and starring Piero Pastore, Isa Pola and Vittorio Bellaccini. The film was shot on location at the steel mills in Terni in Umbria. It was based on the novel ''Giuoca, Pietro!'' by Luigi Pirandello. With its semi-documentary style it was one of a number of films made in the Fascist era that serve as a precursor to Italian neorealism which emerged in the mid-1940s.Bondanella p.26-27 Synopsis Two steelworkers engage in a violent rivalry over a woman. Cast * Piero Pastore as Mario Velini * Isa Pola Isa Pola (born Maria Luisa Betti di Montesano; 19 December 1909 – 17 December 1984) was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films during her career; an early screen role was the female lead in ''Steel (1933 film), S ... as Gina * Vittorio Bellaccini as Pietro Ricci * Alfredo Polveroni as Pietro's father * Olga Capri as Pietro's mother * Romano Calò * Romolo Costa * Domenico S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Anonymous Roylott
''The Anonymous Roylott'' () is a 1936 Italian thriller film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Camillo Pilotto, Isa Pola and Giulio Donadio.Apra p.99 The film is an adaptation of a play set in the United States, about a murder that arises over a dispute at the Roylott chemical company. It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director . It was distributed by the Italian branch of Warner Brothers. Cast *Camillo Pilotto as Avvocato Giorgio Evans * Italo Pirani as Joe Roylott * Carlo Lombardi as Eric Roylott *Giulio Donadio as Ingegner Rogers * Romano Calò as MacKay, ispettore di polizia *Isa Pola as Helena Roylott, nipote di Joe *Mino Doro as Ing. Giorgo Harris, fidanzato di Helena * as Peters, direttore amministrativo *Emma Baron as Jean, moglie di Peters * Olga Solbelli as Anna * Giovanni Conforti as ingegner Dixon *Paolo Stoppa as De Paoli, usciere * as Claire, segretaria dell'avv. Evans *Mario Ferrari as Stark, capo della p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Days Of Pompeo
''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (Italian: ''Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Enrico Viarisio, Roberta Mari and Camillo Pilotto.Apra p.101 The film's title is an allusion to the novel '' The Last Days of Pompeii'' by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It refers to a character in contemporary Italy named Pompeo. The film's was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. Cast *Enrico Viarisio as Pompeo Quarantini * Roberta Mari as the heir * Camillo Pilotto as the bank director * Luigi Cimara as the lawyer * Marcello Giorda as the police commissioner * Armando Migliari as the American *Franco Coop Franco Coop (27 September 1891 – 27 March 1962), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1931 and 1960. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * '' Moth ... as the Merchant Navy official * Armando Fineschi as Manolo D'Add *Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Count Of Brechard
''The Count of Brechard'' () is a 1938 Italian historical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Luisa Ferida, and Ugo Ceseri.Klossner p.83 It was adapted from the Giovacchino Forzano play. The film's sets were designed by the art director Virgilio Marchi. Main cast * Amedeo Nazzari as Francesco di Bréchard * Luisa Ferida as Maria * Ugo Ceseri as Pérault * Camillo Pilotto as Licurgo * Mario Ferrari as Socrate * Maria Donati as Euterpe * Romano Calò as Gastel * Carlo Tamberlani as Carlo, Visconte di Bréchard * Armando Migliari as Roberto * Franco Coop as Matteo * Tina Lattanzi as Queen Marie Antoinette * Febo Mari as Richard * Giorgio Capecchi as Gerly * Aristide Garbini Aristide Garbini (1890–1950) was an Italian film actor.Verdone p.83 Selected filmography * '' The Crusaders'' (1918) * '' Messalina'' (1924) * '' Miryam'' (1929) * '' Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Ragazzo'' (1934) * '' The Old Guard'' (1934) * ''A ... as Grange * Flori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hero Of Venice
''The Hero of Venice'' () is a 1941 Italian historical adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Gustav Diessl, Paola Barbara, Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cortese.Damiani p.256-257 It was shot at the Scalera Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Amleto Bonetti. Synopsis Marco Fuser, an outlaw. returns to Venice after many years. His son who works in the studio of a celebrated painter is unaware of his father's history. Arrested by the Doge's men, Marco agrees to become a bravo Bravo(s) or The Bravo(s) may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Groups and labels * Bravo (band), a Russian rock band * Bravo (Spanish group), represented Spain at Eurovision 1984 * Bravo Music, an American concert band music publishing compa ... in the service of the city's ruler and kill his enemies. He enjoys some success at this, until he finds he has been tasked with killing his son. Cast References Bibliography * Dami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Chance (1945 Film)
''The Last Chance'' () is a 1945 Swiss war film directed by Leopold Lindtberg. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prize of the Festival (the Golden Palm). The film was selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Plot In 1943, the Allies have landed in southern Italy, so Allied prisoners of war are transported north by train. When the train is bombed from the air at night, some of the prisoners escape. Englishman Lieutenant Halliday and American Sergeant Braddock stumble across each other in the dark and team up. The next day, they are given a ride in a cart carrying sacks of wheat. The driver manages to talk Italian soldiers out of inspecting his cargo, before letting his passengers off in the countryside. When they reach a river, they split up to search for a boat. The Englishman encounters a pretty young woman washing clothes. The two men get a boat and start rowing, but then the woman runs up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January * January 4 – ''Life (magazine), Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A Newhall House Hotel Fire, fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. February * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The ''Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an Competition law, antitrust law. * February 28 – The first vaudeville th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Deaths
Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, South Africa, Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. The princess, who is on a visit to Kenya when she hears of the death of her father, King George VI, aged 56, takes the regnal name Elizabeth II. ** In the United States, a Artificial heart, mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. *February 7 – New York City announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 1952 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway. * February 15 – The State Funeral of King Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
