''Peddlin' in Society'' or ''Down With Riches!'' () is a 1946 Italian romance-

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Gennaro Righelli Gennaro Righelli (12 December 1886 – 6 January 1949) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and acting, actor. He directed more than 110 films in Italy and Germany between 1910 and 1947. In 1930, he directed the first Italian sound fil ...

. it was a loose sequel to the 1945 film '' Down with Misery'' by the same director and also starring Magnani.

Cast

Anna Magnani Anna Maria Magnani (; 7 March 1908 – 26 September 1973) was an Academy Award-winning Italian actress.Obituary ''Variety Obituaries, Variety'', 3 October 1973, pg. 47 She was known for her explosive acting and earthy, realistic portrayals of ...

as Gioconda Perfetti *

Vittorio De Sica Vittorio De Sica ( , ; 7 July 1901 – 13 November 1974) was an Italian film director and actor, a leading figure in the neorealist movement. Widely considered one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, four of the fil ...

as il conte Ghirani * Virgilio Riento as Don Nicola * Laura Gore as Anna * Zora Piazza as Lucia Perfetti * John Garson as Lucky Brandy * Lauro Gazzolo as Commendator Bardacò * Giuseppe Porelli as Bonifazio * Vittorio Mottini as Nino *

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 Rorò di Torretia * Vito Annichiarico as Little Tranquillo * Domenico Gambino as Tranquillo's Uncle *

Checco Durante Francesco "Checco" Durante (19 November 1893 – 5 January 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 59 films between 1931 and 1973. Selected filmography * '' The Doctor in Spite of Himself'' (1931) * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) - L'all ...

as Greengrocer * Anita Durante as Caterina * Dina Romano as Marquise of Mendoza * Enrico Glori as Commissioner * Edda Soligo as Zefira * Maria Grazia Francia

References

Bibliography

* Burke, Frank. ''A Companion to Italian Cinema''. John Wiley & Sons, 2017.

External links

* 1946 films 1946 romantic drama films Italian romantic drama films Films directed by Gennaro Righelli Italian black-and-white films 1940s Italian films Films scored by Cesare Andrea Bixio 1940s Italian-language films {{romantic-drama-film-stub