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The Secret Of Villa Paradiso
''The Secret of Villa Paradiso'' () is a 1940 Italian crime drama film directed by Domenico Gambino and starring Luisa Ferida, Giovanni Grasso and Mino Doro.Chiti & Poppi p.321 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Salvo D'Angelo. Synopsis In Argentina a gang of counterfeiters operate out of a villa that is used as a gambling house. The murder of a police officer leads detectives to investigate. Cast * Luisa Ferida as Mary, la cantante * Giovanni Grasso as Gorman * Mino Doro as L'ispettore Gabriel Lopez * Carlo Duse as Rosenberg * Lily Vincenti as Lilly, la sua amichetta * Roberto Bianchi Montero as Fernando * Hilde Petri as Paquita * Lilia Silvi as Rosita * Gualtiero De Angelis as Paco * Lauro Gazzolo as Joe * Achille Majeroni as Mahoney * Olinto Cristina Olinto Cristina (5 February 1888 – 17 June 1962) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Florence to actors Raffaello Cristina and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domenico Gambino
Domenico Gambino (17 May 1890 – 17 April 1968) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director. Gambino played Saetta, one of the rival strongman heroes to Maciste. Saetta had his own series of films during the early 1920s. He directed the 1931 German film ''A Storm Over Zakopane''.Skaff p.75-76 Selected filmography Actor * ''Cabiria'' (1914) * ''Saetta Saves the Queen'' (1920) * '' Chief Saetta'' (1924) * '' Emperor Maciste'' (1924) * '' Saetta Learns to Live'' (1924) * ''Thieves'' (1928) * '' I Lost My Heart on a Bus'' (1929) * ''A Storm Over Zakopane'' (1931) * '' All is at Stake'' (1932) * '' His Young Wife'' (1945) Director * '' The Last Performance of the Circus Wolfson'' (1928) * '' Affair at the Grand Hotel'' (1929) * ''A Storm Over Zakopane ''A Storm Over Zakopane'' (german: Sturm über Zakopane or ) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Domenico Gambino and Adolf Trotz and starring Gambino, Alfons Fryland, and Lilian Ellis. The film was made as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvo D'Angelo
Salvo D'Angelo was an Italian film producer.Palacio & Türschmann p.61 He also worked as an art director and production designer. Selected filmography * ''All of Life in One Night'' (1938) * ''Star of the Sea'' (1938) * ''It Always Ends That Way'' (1939) * ''The Sons of the Marquis Lucera'' (1939) * ''Diamonds'' (1939) * ''Inspector Vargas'' (1940) * ''Bengasi'' (1942) * ''Mist on the Sea'' (1944) * ''The Gates of Heaven'' (1945) * '' The Testimony'' (1946) * ''Un giorno nella vita'' (1946) * ''Daniele Cortis'' (1947) * '' La Terra Trema'' (1948) * '' Guarany'' (1948) * ''Germany, Year Zero'' (1948) * '' Fabiola'' (1949) * ''Beauty and the Devil'' (1950) * ''Father's Dilemma'' (1950) * ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' (1950) * ''Bellissima'' (1951) * ''The Machine That Kills Bad People ''The Machine to Kill Bad People'' (Italian: ''La Macchina ammazzacattivi'') is a 1952 Italian fantasy comedy film directed by Roberto Rossellini and featuring Marilyn Buferd, William Tubbs and Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Majeroni
Achille Majeroni (24 August 1881 – 12 October 1964) was an Italian film actor. Born in Syracuse, Sicily, son of Achille Majeroni and his second wife Graziosa Bignetti, he made his stage debut at age twelve with the Marazzi-Diligenti company. He later formed his own company, specializing in Shakespearean works. He appeared in 73 films between 1913 and 1964, notably Fellini's ''I Vitelloni'', in which he played an old comedian. He died in Rome. Selected filmography * '' The Courier of Moncenisio'' (1916) * ''Figaro and His Great Day'' (1931) * ''La Wally'' (1932) * '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * ''Everybody's Woman'' (1934) * ''Loyalty of Love'' (1934) * '' Like the Leaves'' (1935) * ''The Joker King'' (1935) * '' La damigella di Bard'' (1936) *'' Music in the Square'' (1936) * '' The Ambassador'' (1936) * ''The Former Mattia Pascal'' (1937) * '' Doctor Antonio'' (1937) * '' Giuseppe Verdi'' (1938) * ''Pride'' (1938) * ''At Your Orders, Madame'' (1939) * ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauro Gazzolo
Lauro Gazzolo (born Ilario Gazzolo; 15 October 1900 – 2 October 1970) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Nervi in Genoa, Gazzolo began his career on screen in 1938 starring in the comedy film '' The Document'' and became more successful after the end of World War II. A popular character actor, he appeared in at least 106 films and played many roles between 1939 and 1966. Among his most popular filmography included '' The Jester's Supper'', ''Four Steps in the Clouds'' and ''The Band of Honest Men''. In his later films, he appeared alongside his son Nando Gazzolo in the 1961 film ''Constantine and the Cross''. This would mark Nando's film debut. As a voice actor, Gazzolo dubbed foreign films into the Italian language. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gualtiero De Angelis
Gualtiero De Angelis (November 22, 1899 – June 6, 1980) was an Italian actor and voice actor. He was best known for dubbing James Stewart in the Italian language releases of nearly all of his films. Biography Born in Rome, De Angelis began his career in 1936. During that time, he starred in over nine films and dubbed over the voices of many famous actors. He was the official Italian voice of James Stewart as well as Cary Grant, Dean Martin and Errol Flynn. He also dubbed over the voices of John Garfield, George Raft, Richard Conte, Kirk Douglas, Paul Henreid, Henry Fonda, Gary Merrill, John Wayne, Arthur Kennedy, William Holden and many more. He has also dubbed over Italian actors such as Vittorio Gassman, Luciano Tajoli and Pietro Germi. De Angelis was considered to be among the most influential voice dubbers employed with the Cooperativa Doppiatori Cinematografici along with Emilio Cigoli, Lydia Simoneschi, Lauro Gazzolo, Carlo Romano, Giulio Panicali, Stefano Sibal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilia Silvi
Lilia Silvi (22 December 1922 – 27 July 2013) was an Italian film actress. Silvi was one of several young actresses presented as an Italian equivalent to the Canadian-born Hollywood star Deanna Durbin. She appeared opposite Amedeo Nazzari, the most popular Italian star of the era, in five films.Gundle p.191 Selected filmography * ''Il signor Max'' (1937) * '' Departure'' (1938) * ''Unjustified Absence'' (1939) * ''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (1940) * ''Big Shoes'' (1940) * '' The Jester's Supper'' (1941) * ''Scampolo'' (1941) * ''Happy Days'' (1942) * ''The Taming of the Shrew'' (1942) * ''Lively Teresa ''Lively Teresa'' (Italian: ''La vispa Teresa'') is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Lilia Silvi, Roberto Villa and Carlo Ninchi. It was produced in the style of the White Telephone comedie ...'' (1943) * '' Napoleon'' (1951) References Bibliography * De Grazia, Victoria. ''How Fascism Ruled Women: Italy, 1922-1945''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Petri
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Hilde may refer to: *Hilde (given name) * ''Hilde'' (film), a 2009 German biopic film * MV ''Hilde'', a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker *Tom Hilde (born 1987), Norwegian ski jumper Characters *Hilde (Soulcalibur), a character in the ''Soul'' series *Hilde Schbeiker, a character in ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'' *Hilde (7 days), a character in "7 days" mobile game See also *Hild (other) *Hilda (other) Hilda is a feminine given name. It may also refer to: Places * Hilda, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Rowan County, Kentucky * Hilda, Taney County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Hilda, South Carolina, a town * Hilda, Texas, an un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Bianchi Montero
Roberto Bianchi Montero (7 December 1907 - 7 December 1986) was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, Bianchi Montero started acting as a teenager on stage and he was a member of an amateur theater group with whom he performed in several festivals. In 1930 he entered the stage company of Ettore Petrolini, and in 1934 he founded his own company. In 1936 he got his first film role, and in the late 1930s he also was assistant director for a number of films. After the Second World War, Bianchi Montero directed numerous genre films, usually low-budget productions, in which he often also collaborated to the screenplays. He particularly specialized in melodramas, Spaghetti Westerns and Commedia sexy all'italiana films. He was the father of the director Mario Bianchi. Selected filmography * ''Then We'll Get a Divorce'' (1940) * ''After Casanova's Fashion'' (1942) * ''Faddija – La legge della vendetta'' (1949) * ''The Cliff of Sin'' (1950) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lily Vincenti
''Lilium'' () is a genus of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world. Most species are native to the northern hemisphere and their range is temperate climates and extends into the subtropics. Many other plants have "lily" in their common names, but do not belong to the same genus and are therefore not true lilies. Description Lilies are tall perennial plant, perennials ranging in height from . They form naked or tunicless scaly underground bulbs which are their organs of perennation. In some North American species the base of the bulb develops into rhizomes, on which numerous small bulbs are found. Some species develop stolons. Most bulbs are buried deep in the ground, but a few species form bulbs near the soil surface. Many species form stem-roots. With these, the bulb grows naturally at s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Duse
Carlo Duse (5 January 1898 – 9 September 1956) Birth name: Carlo Artemio e Vittorio Duse. With mention in margin of his date and place of death. was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1956. He was born in Udine, Italy and died in Rome, Italy. Selected filmography * ''Uragano'' (1918) * ''Il mistero della casa n. 30'' (1920) * '' Romola'' (1924) - Bargello (uncredited) * '' Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei'' (1926) - Burbo * ''Cento di questi giorni'' (1933) - Vito's Duel Assistant * ''Villafranca'' (1934) * '' The Blind Woman of Sorrento'' (1934) - Emisario borbonico * ''Teresa Confalonieri'' (1934) * '' The Last of the Bergeracs'' (1934) * ''Aurora sul mare'' (1934) * ''Le scarpe al sole'' (1935) - Tenente degli Alpini * ''I Love You Only'' (1935) - Policeman * ''The Joker King'' (1936) - Captain Ciro Romoa * '' Music in the Square'' (1936) * ''Tredici uomini e un cannone'' (1936) - Uomo #3 * ''Campo di maggio'' (1936) - Marchand * ''Gine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective
A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads them to arrest criminals and enable them to be convicted in court. A detective may work for the police or privately. Overview Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is a licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, by examining and evaluating clues and personal records in order to uncover the identity and/or whereabouts of criminals. In some police departments, a detective position is achieved by passing a written test after a person completes the requirements for being a police officer. In many other police systems, detectives are college graduates who join directly from civilian life without first serving as uniformed officers. Some argue that detectives do a completely different job an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambling House
A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sports. and usage ''Casino'' is of Italian origin; the root means a house. The term ''casino'' may mean a small country villa, summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, ''casino'' came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports. Examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In modern-day Italian, a is a brothel (also called , literally "closed house"), a mess (confusing situation), or a noisy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
