''The Devil's Lantern'' () is a 1931 Italian

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

Carlo Campogalliani Carlo Campogalliani (10 October 1885 – 10 August 1974) was an Italian screenwriter, actor and film director. Campogalliani directed around eighty films during his career and acted in another fifty. He directed the 1934 sports film '' Stadio'' a ...

and starring

Nella Maria Bonora Nella Maria Bonora (19 May 1904 – 3 August 1990) was an Italian actress of film, radio and stage.Landy p.155 She also worked as a prominent voice actress, dubbing foreign films for release in the Italian market. Selected filmography * ''The Dev ...

, Donatella Neri, and

Carlo Gualandri Carlo Gualandri (1895–1972) was an Italian film actor.Pethő p.127 Selected filmography * ''Nemesis'' (1920) * '' The Knot'' (1921) * ''The Last Days of Pompeii ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1 ...

.Mancini p.54 It was made at the

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Cast

* Donatella Neri *

as Capobanda *

Letizia Quaranta Letizia Quaranta (30 December 1892 – 9 January 1977), also known with the stage name of Laetitia Quaranta, was an Italian film actress. She was mainly active in the silent era of cinema. Early life Letizia Quaranta was born in Turin in 1892 i ...

Carlo Tamberlani Carlo Tamberlani (11 March 1899 – 5 August 1980) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 127 films between 1931 and 1976. His brother Nando Tamberlani was also an actor. Life and career Born in Salice Salentino, Tamberlani was born ...

Raimondo Van Riel Raimondo Van Riel (22 January 1881, in Rome – 9 May 1962, in Mentana) was an Italian actor. Raimondo Van Riel was born on January 22, 1881, in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He is known for his work on Quo Vadis? (1924), The Magnificent Rogue (1935) and ...

Alfredo Martinelli Alfredo Martinelli (7 March 1899 – 11 November 1968) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 103 films between 1916 and 1967. He was born and died in Siena, Tuscany. Selected filmography * ''I Topi Grigi'' (1918) * '' Tortured Soul'' ( ...

Guido Celano Guido Celano (19 April 1904 – 7 March 1988) was an Italian actor, voice actor and film director. He appeared in 120 films between 1931 and 1988. He also directed two spaghetti Westerns: '' Cold Killer'' and '' Gun Shy Piluk''. Selected f ...

* La Baiocchi * Il Piccolo Lamberto

References

Bibliography

* Mancini, Elaine. ''Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935''. UMI Research Press, 1985.

External links

* 1931 films 1931 drama films Italian drama films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo Campogalliani Cines Studios films Italian black-and-white films 1930s Italian films Italian-language drama films {{1930s-Italy-film-stub