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The Lady Doctor
''The Lady Doctor'' (, also known as ''Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor'') is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. Plot Michele and Gennaro work as attendants in the investigation agency "Nulla sfugge" ("Nothing escapes"). When their boss is forced to be absent from the office to follow an important investigation, the two decide to take his place, pretending to be skilled investigators. Two old sisters, Ada and Ida, come to the agency to ask them to investigate the conduct of the wife of their only nephew, an American doctor from Boston, and they accept the case, which will turn out to be a mess. Cast *Totò as Michele Spillone aka Mike *Vittorio De Sica as Marquis Vittorio de Vitti *Abbe Lane as Dr. Brigitte Baker *Titina De Filippo as Marquise de Vitti *Germán Cobos as Lawyer Otello Bellomo *Pierre Mondy as Romeo *Agostino Salvietti as Gennaro *Tecla Scarano as Ada Barbalunga *Darry Cowl as Egisto *Rafael Bardem as Elia Vagoni *Luigi Paves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camillo Mastrocinque
Camillo Mastrocinque (11 May 1901 – 23 April 1969) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 60 films between 1937 and 1968, and is known to horror film fans for directing ''Terror in the Crypt'' (1964) starring Christopher Lee, and ''An Angel for Satan'' (1966) starring Barbara Steele. Selected filmography * ''Queen of the Scala'' (1937) * ''I Want to Live with Letizia'' (1938) * ''The Cuckoo Clock (film), The Cuckoo Clock'' (1938) * ''Don Pasquale (film), Don Pasquale'' (1940) * ''The Last Dance (1941 film), The Last Dance'' (1941) * ''Fedora (1942 film), Fedora'' (1942) * ''Black Gold (1942 film), Black Gold'' (1942) * ''A Living Statue'' (1943) * ''Lost in the Dark (1947 film), Lost in the Dark'' (1947) * ''Be Seeing You, Father'' (1948) * ''The Man with the Grey Glove'' (1948) * ''The Fighting Men (1950 film), The Fighting Men'' (1950) * ''That Ghost of My Husband'' (1950) * ''Anna's Sin'' (1952) * ''Toto in Hell'' (1955) * ''Are We Men or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecla Scarano
Tecla Scarano (20 August 1894 – 22 December 1978) was an Italian actress and singer. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1937 and 1966. Life and career Born in Naples, the daughter of tenor Giovanni Moretti and operetta singer Anna Scarano, she started performing as a child actress at 9 years old and as a singer aged 10 years old. At fifteen years old, Scarano was already well known in Naples as a café-chantant singer and actress, specialized in the repertoires of and .Gianfranco Baldazzi. "Scarano, Tecla". Gino Castaldo (ed.). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. Partial filmography * '' When Naples Sings'' (1926, Documentary short) * ''It Was I!'' (1937) - Fiammetta's mother * ''Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo'' (1937) * ''The Children Are Watching Us'' (1944) - La signora Resta * ''La figlia del peccato'' (1949) - Anna Jervolino * ''L'acqua li portò via'' (1949) * ''Lo zappatore'' (1950) * '' Bellissima'' (1951) - Tilde Spernanzoni * '' Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Comedy Films
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Films Directed By Camillo Mastrocinque
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since the 1930s, synchronized with sound and (less commonly) other sensory stimulations. Etymology and alternative terms The name "film" originally referred to the thin layer of photochemical emulsion on the celluloid strip that used to be the actual medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion-picture, including "picture", "picture show", "moving picture", "photoplay", and "flick". The most common term in the United States is "movie", while in Europe, "film" is preferred. Archaic terms include "animated pictures" and "animated photography". "Flick" is, in general a slang term, first recorded in 1926. It originates in the verb flicker, owing to the flickering appearance of early films. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Comedy Films
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1957 Films
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events. '' The Bridge on the River Kwai'' topped the year's box office in North America, France, and Germany, and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1957 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Top-grossing films by country The highest-grossing 1957 films in various countries. Events * January 14 – Legendary actor Humphrey Bogart dies at the age of 57 in Los Angeles from esophageal cancer. Best known for his appearances in classic films such as '' Dead End'', '' The Maltese Falcon'', ''Casablanca'', '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'' and '' Sabrina'', and for '' To Have and Have Not'' and '' The Big Sleep'' co-starring with his wife Lauren Bacall; Bogart was one of the biggest stars of Hollywood's Golden Age and won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in '' The African Queen''. In addition, he was named as 1 of the greate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Acqua
Antonio Acqua (5 November 1893 - 18 October 1966) was an Italian actor of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Born in Rome, Acqua was mainly active on stage and in films as a character actor, specialized in roles of lawyers, military officers, politicians and engineers. He frequently worked with Pietro Germi Pietro Germi (; 14 September 1914 – 5 December 1974) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor, noted for his development of the Italian neorealism, neorealist and genres. His 1961 film ''Divorce Italian Style'' earned him a Ac ..., who gave him some of the most significant roles of his career. His only leading role was as the General in Enrico Cappellini's ''La via del Sud'' (1953). Selected filmography * '' Don Cesare di Bazan'' (1942) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1942) * '' It Takes Two to Sin in Love'' (1954) References External links * 1893 births 1996 deaths Italian male film actors 20th-century Italian male actors Male actors from Rome [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Reno
Ferruccio Merk Ricordi (born 11 July 1926), known professionally as Teddy Reno, is an Italian retired singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Life and career Born in Trieste, Reno made his debut on Radio Trieste during the Anglo-American administration of the city, launching the song "Eterno ritornello (Te vojo ben)". He later entered as a singer the orchestra of Teddy Foster, with whom he toured across Europe and North Africa.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio, 2009. . In 1948, he founded one of Italy's first record companies, CGD (i.e. Compagnia Generale del Disco), which he later sold to Ladislao Sugar, a publisher of Hungarian origin and future owner of the Sugar Group.Mark Worden. "Sugarmusic Turns 70". ''Billboard''. Vol. 115, Num. 3, p.23, 18 January 2003. . He enjoyed a great degree of success as a singer in the 1950s. In the 1960s, he focused his career on discovering and producing new talents, mainly through the Festival deg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Maggio
Dante Maggio (2 March 1909 – 3 March 1992) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 115 films between 1940 and 1975. Born in Naples into a family of actors, Maggio had a turbulent adolescence that led his father to send him in an institute for problematic minors. He debuted on stage aged 18 years old.Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele Lo Straniero. "Maggio, Famiglia". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 959-960. He worked on stage in several sceneggiate and with the companies of Anna Fougez and Raffaele Viviani before creating his own revue company. Maggio was the brother of actors Enzo, Rosalia, Beniamino and Pupella Maggio. Selected filmography * '' The Palace on the River'' (1940) * '' Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) - Carlo * '' The Ways of Sin'' (1946) - La guardia carceraria (uncredited) * '' The Great Dawn'' (1947) * '' Last Love'' (1947) - Il partner di Maria * ''Tombolo, paradiso nero'' (1947) - Agostino * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulio Calì
Giulio Calì (26 March 1895 – 20 January 1967) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1927 and 1966. Life and career Born in Rome, Calì started his career on stage, being mainly active in Romanesco dialect theater and in avanspettacolo. He made his film debut in 1927, in Umberto Paradisi's ''Un balilla del '48'', but his career ultimately started after the Second World War, when he was cast in a good number of films of different genres and quality, even if usually playing very minor roles. Calì is probably best known for his association with director Alberto Lattuada, who gave him his first significant roles, namely Smarazzacucco in '' The Mill on the Po'' (1949) and the sailor in ''The Overcoat'' (1952). Other notable directors with whom Calì worked include Steno, Mario Monicelli, Alessandro Blasetti, Mario Mattoli, Luigi Zampa and Luigi Comencini. Selected filmography * '' Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) – Un poveraccio (uncredited) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Coop
Franco Coop (27 September 1891 – 27 March 1962), was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1931 and 1960. He was born in Naples, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * '' Mother Earth'' (1931) * '' Five to Nil'' (1932) * '' Everybody's Secretary'' (1933) *'' Nini Falpala'' (1933) * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Everybody's Woman'' (1934) * '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' Aldebaran'' (1935) * '' Those Two'' (1935) * '' Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' (1936) * '' Lohengrin'' (1936) * '' The Amnesiac'' (1936) * '' I'll Give a Million'' (1936) * '' The Last Days of Pompeo'' (1937) * '' Hands Off Me!'' (1937) * '' The Three Wishes'' (1937) * '' The Carnival Is Here Again'' (1937) * '' The Count of Brechard'' (1938) * '' The Hotel of the Absent'' (1939) * '' Saint John, the Beheaded'' (1940) * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1940) * '' Don Pasquale'' (1940) * '' The King's Jester'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luigi Pavese
Luigi Pavese (25 October 1897 – 13 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Asti, Pavese started his career in 1916 working as a silent film actor at 19 years of age. He then began his theatrical debut in 1921 and eventually worked his way up to becoming a film actor by the 1930s. He appeared in more than 170 films between 1916 and 1969. By the time World War II ended, Pavese's popularity as an actor increased. He often portrayed characters with certain professions such as clerks, lawyers, soldiers, officers and notaries in comedy films and made frequent collaborations with other actors such as Totò, Aldo Fabrizi, Walter Chiari, Alberto Sordi, including his younger brother Nino Pavese. As a voice actor, Pavese dubbed the voices of characters into the Italian language. He was the official voice actor of Fernando Sancho, Robert Strauss (actor), Robert Strauss and many more. He even provided the Italian voices of animated characters belonging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
