''Scampolo'' is a 1928 German silent

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directed by Augusto Genina and starring Carmen Boni,

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and

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. The film featured an early appearance from the future star

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.Fenzi & Bosio p.105 The story of Scampolo, a fictional street child from

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, has been made into several films. It was made by the

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-based production company Nero Film. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Erdmann and

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Cast

* Carmen Boni as Scampolo, römisches Bettelmädchen *

as Tito Sacchi, Ingenieur *

as Bertini, sein Freund * Lya Christy as Lia Bertini, seine Frau *

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as Franka *

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as Ein Kellner *

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as Professor Giglioli *

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as Hotelportier *

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Bibliography

* Teresa Viziano Fenzi & Gastone Bosio. ''Anna Magnani: una voce umana''. Titivillus, 2008.

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* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films 1928 comedy films Films directed by Augusto Genina Films set in Rome Films produced by Seymour Nebenzal National Film films German black-and-white films 1920s German-language films Silent German comedy films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub

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