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Little Lady
''Little Lady'' () is a 1949 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Gino Bechi, Antonella Lualdi and Aroldo Tieri. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome and on location around Introdacqua in L'Aquila. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mario Rappini. It earned around 66 million lira at the box office.Chiti & Poppi p.338 Plot Two young steal a car and drive up into the hills of Abruzzo. There they are mistaken by the inhabitants of a town as the wealthy cousins of a young woman who lives there Maria. Cast * Gino Bechi as Don Cesare Balestri * Antonella Lualdi as Maria Censi * Aroldo Tieri as Un ladro * Ave Ninchi as Iris * Aldo Silvani as Ernesto De Blasi * Dina Sassoli as Carmela * Vinicio Sofia as Modesto Rinaldi * Ughetto Bertucci as Un ladro * Aldo Bufi Landi as Bruno de Blasi * Ada Dondini as Cesira, la governante * Enzo Garinei as Assistante del notaio * Inga Gort as Monica * Enrico Viarisio Enrico Viarisio (3 December 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Mattoli
Mario Mattoli (; 30 November 1898 – 26 February 1980) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966. His 1939 film ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. Filmography * ''Full Speed (1934 film), Full Speed'' (1934) * ''I Love You Only'' (1935) * ''The Man Who Smiles'' (1936) * ''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * ''La damigella di Bard (film), La damigella di Bard'' (1936) *''Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * ''These Children'' (1937) * ''Felicità Colombo'' (1937) * ''Destiny (1938 film), Destiny'' (1938) * ''Triumph of Love (1938 film), Triumph of Love'' (1938) * ''Nonna Felicità'' (1938) * ''A Lady Did It'' (1938) * ''The Lady in White'' (1938) * ''We Were Seven Sisters'' (1939) * ''At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) * ''We Were Seven Widows'' (1939) * ''Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) * ''Mille chilomet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Lira
The lira ( , ; : lire, , ) was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. It was introduced by the Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic), Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy in 1807 at par with the French franc, and was subsequently adopted by the different states that would eventually form the Kingdom of Italy in 1861. It was subdivided into 100 ''centesimi'' (: ''centesimo''), which means "hundredths" or "cents". The lira was also the currency of the Albanian Kingdom (1939-1943), Albanian Kingdom from 1941 to 1943. The term originates from ''libra'', the largest unit of the Carolingian monetary system used in Western Europe and elsewhere from the 8th to the 20th century. The Carolingian system is the origin of the French ''livre tournois'' (predecessor of the franc), the Italian lira, and the Pound (currency), pound unit of Pound sterling, sterling and related currencies. In 1999, the euro became Italy's unit of account and the lira became a national subunit of the euro at a rate of €1 = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Comedy Films
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his travel expenses. Only two 1949 models are sold in America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Films
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrico Viarisio
Enrico Viarisio (3 December 1897 – 1 November 1967) was an Italian theatre and cinema actor. Biography Equipped of a fine and elegant humour, Viarisio was discovered by actress Paola Pezzaglia, who cast him at 19 as "brillante" in her own theatre company. Mario Ferrigni (diretti da), ''Annali del teatro italiano, Volume Secondo, 1921-1923'', Milano, ed. Amedeo Nicola & C., 1923. His career continued with the role of ''amoroso'' or male lover in the Carini-Gentili-Betrone theatre company, then passed to Talli-Melato-Betrone, Antonio Gandusio, Dyne Galli, and Nino Besozzi, and the Merlini-Cialente-Bagni company. To raise the company's small profits, Viarisio became the repertory comedian. Bourgeois audiences appreciated Viarisio's "brilliance" — richly communicative, effervescent, and perfectly to their comfort — in amusing light comedies. In the sentimental comedies and white-telephone cinema of the 1930s, Viarisio was a constant figure, with his moustache and his blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inga Gort
''Inga'' is a genus of small tropical, tough-leaved, nitrogen-fixing treesElkan, Daniel. "Slash-and-burn farming has become a major threat to the world's rainforest" ''The Guardian'' 21 April 2004 and shrubs, subfamily Mimosoideae. ''Inga''s leaves are pinnate, and flowers are generally white. Many of the hundreds of species are used ornamentally. Several related plants have been placed into this genus at one time, for example Yopo (Cohoba, Mopo, Nopo or Parica – ''Anadenanthera peregrina'' – as ''Inga niopo''). The seeds are covered with sweet white powder. The pulp covering the seeds is lightly fibrous and sweet, and rich in minerals; it is edible in the raw state. The tree's name originates from the Tupi word ''in-gá'' meaning "soaked", due to the fruit powder consistency. The tree usually blooms twice a year. Within the ''Inga'' genus there are around 300 species, most of them native and growing in the Amazon forest region although some species are also found in Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Garinei
Enzo Garinei (4 May 1926 – 25 August 2022) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in nearly 80 films since 1949. He was also a professional voice artist, best remembered as the Italian voice of Sherman Hemsley in the American sitcom ''The Jeffersons''. He was the brother of playwright Pietro Garinei. Garinei died on 25 August 2022, at the age of 96. Selected filmography * ''Adam and Eve'' (1949) - Sentinella * '' Totò Le Mokò'' (1949) - La Tulipe (uncredited) * '' Little Lady'' (1949) - Assistente del notaio * ''Il vedovo allegro'' (1949) * '' Toto Looks for a Wife'' (1950) - Il figlio di Bellavista * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) - Il farmacista * '' Bluebeard's Six Wives'' (1950) - Paesano (uncredited) * '' Arrivano i nostri'' (1951) - Direttore di 'Chez Moi' * '' Accidents to the Taxes!!'' (1951) - Lo snob * '' Toto the Third Man'' (1951) - Cicognetti - il segretario communale * '' Five Paupers in an Automobile'' (1952) * '' Funniest Show on Earth'' (1953) - Altro p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Dondini
Ada Dondini (18 March 1883 – 3 January 1958) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 48 films between 1916 and 1954. Selected filmography * '' The Charmer'' (1931) * '' Just Married'' (1934) * '' Mr. Desire'' (1934) * '' I Love You Only'' (1935) * '' Joe the Red'' (1936) * '' Piccolo mondo antico'' (1941) * '' Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) * '' The Secret Lover'' (1941) * '' Invisible Chains'' (1942) * '' Malombra'' (1942) * '' Violets in Their Hair'' (1942) * '' Luisa Sanfelice'' (1942) * '' La valle del diavolo'' (1943) * '' The Za-Bum Circus'' (1944) * '' The Innocent Casimiro'' (1945) * '' No Turning Back'' (1945) * '' The Ten Commandments'' (1945) * '' The Ways of Sin'' (1946) * '' Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) * '' Fear and Sand'' (1948) * '' Little Lady'' (1949) * ''The Cadets of Gascony'' (1950) * '' Women and Brigands'' (1950) * '' Toto the Sheik'' (1950) * '' Honeymoon Deferred'' (1951) * '' Toto the Third Man'' (1951) * ''Tragic S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aldo Bufi Landi
Aldo Bufi Landi (7 April 1923 – 2 February 2016) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1947 and 2013. Selected filmography * ''Malaspina (film), Malaspina'' (1947) * ''Madunnella'' (1948) * ''Assunta Spina (1948 film), Assunta Spina'' (1948) * ''Little Lady'' (1949) * ''47 morto che parla'' (1950) * ''Red Moon (1951 film), Red Moon'' (1951) * ''The Steamship Owner'' (1951) * ''Perdonami!'' (1953) * ''Submarine Attack'' (1954) * ''Il Conte di Matera'' (1957) * ''Tuppe tuppe, Marescià!'' (1958) * ''Cavalier in Devil's Castle'' (1959) * ''Desert Raiders'' (1964) * ''Kidnapped to Mystery Island'' (1964) * ''Sandokan Against the Leopard of Sarawak'' (1964) * ''Secret Agent 777'' (1965) * ''Agent X-77 Orders to Kill'' (1966) * ''Superargo and the Faceless Giants'' (1968) *''The Million Dollar Countdown'' (1968) * ''Midas Run'' (1969) * ''Byleth: The Demon of Incest'' (1972) * ''Sgarro alla camorra'' (1973) * ''Super Stooges vs. the Wonder Women'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ughetto Bertucci
Ughetto Bertucci (18 October 1907 – 25 June 1966) was an Italian film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1945 and 1960. Life and career He was born and died in Rome, Italy. A fruit vendor in a Roman market square, he was noticed by the director Mario Mattoli who cast him as a fruit vendor in his comedy-drama ''Life Begins Anew''. Following the commercial success of the film, without abandoning his market stall, Bertucci started a prodigious career as a character actor, usually cast in humorous roles. He also made occasionally appearances in avanspettacolo. Partial filmography * ''Life Begins Anew'' (1945) – Righetto * '' Before Him All Rome Trembled'' (1946) – Mechanic Remo (uncredited) * '' Last Love'' (1947) * '' Angelina'' (1947) – Benedetto Zampaglione * '' The Two Orphans'' (1947) – Il generale (uncredited) * ''Fear and Sand'' (1948) – Chauffeur * ''Toto Tours Italy'' (1948) – Armando * ''The Firemen of Viggiù'' (1949) – Un po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinicio Sofia
Vinicio Sofia (13 November 1907 – 30 December 1982) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Corleone in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sofia began his career on screen in 1933 when he made his film debut in ''Black Shirt (film), Black Shirt'' directed by Giovacchino Forzano. He appeared in over 66 films between 1933 and 1973 although he was mostly active as an actor during the 1940s and among his most popular filmography includes the 1953 comedy film ''Neapolitan Turk''. Throughout his career, he collaborated with other actors such as Alberto Sordi, Luigi Pavese, Erminio Macario and Totò. Sofia also maintained a successful career as a voice actor and dubber. He dubbed many actors which include James Whitmore, Andy Devine, Jack Carson, Slim Pickens, William Conrad and Eddie Cantor. In his animated film roles. He provided the Italian voices of characters in List of Walt Disney Pictures films, Disney films. These include Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear, Br'er Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dina Sassoli
Dina Sassoli (15 August 1920 – 24 March 2008) was an Italian film actress. She was born on 15 August 1920, in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. She was best known for her work with Italian director Mario Camerini. She died on 24 March 2008 in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Kean'' (1940) * '' The Betrothed'' (1941) * '' Captain Tempest'' (1942) * '' The Lion of Damascus'' (1942) * '' Two Anonymous Letters'' (1945) * '' No Turning Back'' (1945) * '' Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) * ''The Mill on the Po'' (1949) * ''Little Lady'' (1949) * '' Flying Squadron'' (1949) * '' Cameriera bella presenza offresi...'' (1951) * '' The Last Sentence'' (1951) * '' I figli non si vendono'' (1952) * '' The Other Side of Paradise'' (1953) * ''And Agnes Chose to Die ''L'Agnese va a morire'', internationally released as ''And Agnes Chose to Die'', is a 1976 Italian drama film directed by Giuliano Montaldo. It is based on a novel of the same name by Renata Viganò which won the Viareggio Prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
