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The Monte Carlo Story
''The Monte Carlo Story'' is a 1956 romantic comedy film starring Marlene Dietrich and Vittorio De Sica, with Arthur O'Connell, Natalie Trundy, and Renato Rascel in support. The picture was written and directed by Samuel A. Taylor, based on an original story by Taylor, Marcello Girosi, and Dino Risi. Marcello Girosi produced the film, which was the first shot in the Technirama process. Jean Louis designed the costumes. Plot Handsome middle-aged Count Della Fiabe has squandered his fortune on the gambling tables of Monte Carlo and has nothing left but his title, a yacht with no motor, and friends carrying him in the hopes his luck returns. The glamorous Marquess Maria de Crevecoeur was also once wealthy, but has likewise gambled away all her late husband’s fortune. She keeps trying to win it back, without success, and has pawned all her jewelry in the process. She arrives in Monte Carlo effectively without a cent, getting by on her title and the contrails of her previous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel A
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Jane Rose
Jane Phin Rose"City-Born Actress Dies" ''Spokane Chronicle''. June 30, 1979. p. 6. Retrieved July 26, 2023."United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQH-9SL : accessed 26 July 2023), Jane P Lisa Rose in household of Francis E Rose, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 1A, line 14, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2518; FHL microfilm 2,342,252. (February 7, 1913 – June 29, 1979) was an American character actress, perhaps best remembered as Audrey Dexter, the gently befuddled mother-in-law of |
English-language Italian Films
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American Romantic Comedy-drama Films
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1950s Romantic Comedy-drama Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Directorial Debut Films
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Waorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine (region), Palestine. * January 25–January 26, 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet Union, Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 2 – Austria and Israel establish diplomatic Austria–Israel relations, relations. * February 11 – British Espionage, spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (spy), Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Comedy-drama Films
Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, are killed for trespassing by the Waorani people of Ecuador, shortly after making contact with them. * January 16 – Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser vows to reconquer Palestine. * January 25– 26 – Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala, after Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilians can return February 4. * January 26 – The 1956 Winter Olympics open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. February * February 2 – Austria and Israel establish diplomatic relations. * February 11 – British spies Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean resurface in the Soviet Union, after being missing for 5 years. * February 14– 25 – The 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union is held in Moscow. * February 16 – The 1956 World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 Films
The following is an overview of 1956 in film, including significant events, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1956 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * February 5 – First showing of documentary films by the Free Cinema movement, at the National Film Theatre, London. * February 16 – '' Carousel'' is the first film released that was shot in CinemaScope 55. * February 23 – Arthur B. Krim and Robert Benjamin acquire Mary Pickford's interest in United Artists for $3 million giving them full ownership of UA. * February – Warner Bros. sells much of its pre-1950 library to Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p.); after a series of mergers the films return to WB 40 years later. * February – Darryl F. Zanuck announces his resignation as head of production of 20th Century Fox after 20 years as the studio head. He is later replaced by Buddy Adler. * April 18 – Grac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Rizzo
Carlo Rizzo (30 April 1907 – 26 July 1979) was an Italian stage and film actor.Chiti & Poppi p.333 He was the brother of the actor Alfredo Rizzo. A regular in post-war Italian cinema he also featured in several American films produced in Italy. Selected filmography * '' Defendant, Stand Up!'' (1939) * '' Lo vedi come sei... lo vedi come sei?'' (1939) * '' The Pirate's Dream'' (1940) * '' Il fanciullo del West'' (1943) * '' Charley's Aunt'' (1943) * '' Macario Against Zagomar'' (1944) * '' L'eroe della strada'' (1948) * '' How I Discovered America'' (1949) * '' That Ghost of My Husband'' (1950) * ''Deported'' (1950) * '' Il monello della strada'' (1951) * '' When in Rome'' (1952) * '' I, Hamlet'' (1952) * '' The Passaguai Family Gets Rich'' (1952) * ''My Wife, My Cow and Me'' (1952) * '' If You Won a Hundred Million'' (1953) * ''Roman Holiday'' (1953) * ''The Rains of Ranchipur'' (1955) * '' The Monte Carlo Story'' (1956) * ''Seven Hills of Rome'' (1958) * '' The Naked Maja'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
