''Felicita Colombo'' is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones"

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directed by

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and starring Dina Galli,

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and

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.Goble p.2 It was shot at the recently constructed

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. It was followed by a sequel ''

Nonna Felicita Nonna is the Italian word for grandmother and a Russian feminine name. It may refer to: People * Saint Non, mother of David, the patron saint of Wales * Nonna of Nazianzus (died 370s), Catholic and Orthodox saint * Nonna Bella (fl. 1970s), Turki ...

'' in 1938.

Synopsis

Felicità Colombo runs a successful

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business in

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, and has become fairly wealthy. Her daughter Rosetta wishes to marry Nicolino, the son of an impoverished count, but his father opposes the marriage.

Cast

* Dina Galli as Felicità Colombo *

as Il conte Scotti *

as Nicolino *

Roberta Mari Roberta is a feminine version of the given names Robert and Roberto. It is a Germanic name derived from the stems *hrod meaning "famous", "glorious", "godlike" and *berht meaning "bright", "shining", "light". People with the name * Roberta Achten ...

as Rosetta *

Paolo Varna Paolo is a masculine given name, the Italian form of the name Paul. It may refer to: People Art * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter * Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649), Ital ...

as Valeriano Scotti - detto Larry *

Angelo Gandolfi Angelo is an Italian masculine given name and surname meaning "angel", or "messenger". People People with the given name *Angelo Abenante (1927–2024), Italian trade unionist and politician *Angelo Accardi, Italian visual artist *Angelo Accatt ...

as L'amministratore ragionier Grossi *

Giovanni Barrella Giovanni Barrella (30 November 1884 – 23 September 1967) was an Italian film actor, writer and painter. Biography Barrella was born in Milan to a father who was a major in the Napoleonic Army. Barrella studied Fine Arts. He worked for Teatro ...

as Carletto *

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as Giovannk *

Edda Soligo Edda Soligo (17 July 1905 – 2 March 1984) was an Italian film and television actress.Verdone p.111 Selected filmography * '' Adam's Tree'' (1936) * '' The Man from Nowhere'' (1937) * ''The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Il signor Max'' (193 ...

as Una cliente pettegola *

Olinto Cristina Olinto Cristina (5 February 1888 – 17 June 1962) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Florence to stage actors Raffaello Cristina and Cesira Sabatini, Cristina began acting on stage as a child, within the company of Ti ...

as L'ingegner Hirsch *

Emilio Petacci Emilio Petacci (1886–1965) was an Italian film actor.Goble p.74 Selected filmography * '' Love Everlasting'' (1913) * '' The Wedding March'' (1934) * '' The Joker King'' (1935) * '' Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * '' Joe the Red'' (193 ...

as Il fattore

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

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