''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' () is a 1932 Italian " white-telephones"

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Mario Camerini Mario Camerini (6 February 1895 – 4 February 1981) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Camerini began his career in the film industry in 1920, working for his cousin the director Augusto Genina. Camerini went on to direct his own fi ...

. The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song '' Parlami d'amore Mariù'' was a hit. Rare in Italian film history, it was filmed on real

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

locations, nowadays it is a sort of documentary on what Milan was like in the 1930s. It was produced by

Cines The Società Italiana Cines (''Italian Cines Company'') is a film company specializing in production and distribution of films. The company was founded on 1 April 1906. A major force in the European film industry before the First World War, the ...

, with film sets designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Gastone Medin Gastone Medin (1905–1973) was a Dalmatian Italian art director.Anile p.132 He worked on more than a hundred and fifty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * '' Lowered Sails'' (1931) * ''The Tab ...

. The film was remade in 1953 by

Glauco Pellegrini Glauco Pellegrini (1919–1991) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.Mitchell p.200 Selected filmography * ''Il monello della strada'' (1951) * ''Shadows on the Grand Canal'' (1951) * ''What Scoundrels Men Are! (1953 film), What Scoundre ...

Cast

Lia Franca Lia Franca (1912 – 1 January 1988) was an Italian film actress. She was sometimes credited as Lya Franca and Libia Franca. Life and career Born Livia Caterina Petra Penso in Trieste, Franca started her career winning a beauty contest, "Miss ...

as Mariuccia *

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 Bruno *

Cesare Zoppetti Cesare Zoppetti (1 January 1876 – 15 March 1940) was an Italian stage and film actor. Zoppetti was a prolific film actor of the 1930s, appearing in nearly fifty productions between 1930 and his death in 1940 including the comedy '' What Sc ...

as Tadino * Aldo Moschino as Count Piazzi *

Carola Lotti Carola Lotti (1907–1990) was an Italian actress.Bertellini p.255 She was the elder sister of the actress Mariella Lotti. Selected filmography * ''Rails Rail or rails may refer to: Rail transport *Rail transport and related matters * Railwa ...

as Gina * Anna D'Adria as Letizia * Gemma Schirato as Widow * Maria Montesano as Candies woman * Tino Erler as Mario Castelli * María Denis * Didaco Chellini as The engineer

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* 1930s Italian-language films 1932 films 1932 comedy films Italian black-and-white films Films set in Italy Films set in Milan Films directed by Mario Camerini Italian comedy films 1930s Italian films Films scored by Cesare Andrea Bixio Italian-language comedy films {{1930s-Italy-comedy-film-stub