Aldo De Benedetti (13 August 1892 – 19 January 1970) was an Italian
screenwriter
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. He wrote for more than 110 films between 1920 and 1958. He was born and died in
Rome
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, Italy.
Selected filmography
* ''
Marco Visconti'' (1925)
* ''
What Scoundrels Men Are!
''What Scoundrels Men Are!'' () is a 1932 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini.
The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song '' Parlami d'amore Mariù'' was a hit. Rare in Italian ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Mr. Desire'' (1934)
* ''
Just Married
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'' (1934)
* ''
The Countess of Parma
''The Countess of Parma'' (Italian: ''La contessa di Parma'') is a 1937 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Elisa Cegani, Antonio Centa and María Denis. Marcella, a mannequin worki ...
'' (1936)
*''
Music in the Square'' (1936)
* ''
Thirty Seconds of Love
''Thirty Seconds of Love'' () is a 1936 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Nino Besozzi, Elsa Merlini and Enrico Viarisio.Hochkofler p.52
Cast
References
Bibliography
* Matilde Hochkofler. ''Anna Magnani'' ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Sette giorni all'altro mondo
''Sette giorni all'altro mondo'' is a 1936 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli.
Cast
* Camillo Pilotto
*Vanna Vanni
*Franco Coop
* Nietta Zocchi
* Emilio Petacci
*Virgilio Riento
*Guglielmo Barnabò
Guglielmo Ba ...
'' (1936)
* ''
Lohengrin
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'' (1936)
* ''
The Last Days of Pompeo
''The Last Days of Pompeo'' (Italian: ''Gli ultimi giorni di Pompeo'') is a 1937 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Enrico Viarisio, Roberta Mari and Camillo Pilotto.Apra p.101 The film's title is an a ...
'' (1937)
* ''
The Carnival Is Here Again
''The Carnival Is Back'' or ''The Carnival Is Here Again'' (Italian: ''È tornato carnevale'') is a 1937 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Clara Tabody and Franco ...
'' (1937)
* ''
Mother Song
''Mother Song'' (German: ''Mutterlied'') is a 1937 German-Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Maria Cebotari and Hans Moser.Waldman p.202 It was produced by Itala Film, a Berlin-based production c ...
'' (1937)
* ''
These Children'' (1937)
* ''
Triumph of Love'' (1938)
* ''
Nonna Felicità
''Nonna Felicità'' is a 1938 Italian film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Dina Galli. It was made as a sequel to the 1937 film '' Felicita Colombo''. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film adapts a play of the same name ...
'' (1938)
* ''
They've Kidnapped a Man
''They've Kidnapped a Man'' () is a 1938 Italian white-telephone comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli and starring Vittorio De Sica, Caterina Boratto and Maria Denis.Chiti & Poppi p.175 It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film' ...
'' (1938)
*''
The House of Shame'' (1938)
* ''
The Lady in White
''The Lady in White'' (Italian: ''La dama bianca'') is a 1938 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Elsa Merlini, Nino Besozzi and Enrico Viarisio.Clarke & Doel p.37 The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1938)
* ''
The Faceless Voice
''The Faceless Voice'' (French: ''La voix sans visage'') is a 1933 French drama film. It was directed by Leo Mittler, and starred Lucien Muratore, Véra Korène and Jean Servais.Oscherwitz & Higgins p. 281
Plot
The singer Saltore is accused o ...
'' (1939)
* ''
We Were Seven Sisters
''We Were Seven Sisters'' () is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" romantic comedy film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Antonio Gandusio.
Cast
* Antonio Gandusio as Il conte Leone Varani
* Nino Besozzi as Leonardo Varani
* Sergio To ...
'' (1939)
* ''
We Were Seven Widows
''We Were Seven Widows'' () is a 1939 Italian "Telefoni Bianchi, white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Antonio Gandusio.
Cast
* Antonio Gandusio - L'avvocato Ruggero Mauri
* Nino Taranto - Orlando, il cameriere di ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Unjustified Absence
''Unjustified Absence'' (Italian: ''Assenza ingiustificata'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Amedeo Nazzari and Lilia Silvi. A girl leaves school to marry a doctor, but becomes ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Mille chilometri al minuto
''Mille chilometri al minuto!'' (or ''1000 km al minuto!'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Nino Besozzi.
Cast
* Nino Besozzi as Guido Renzi
* Antonio Gandusio as L'avvocato
* Mar ...
'' (1939)
* ''
Red Roses
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'' (1940)
* ''
Red Tavern
''Red Tavern'' (Italian: ''Taverna rossa'') is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, André Mattoni, and Lauro Gazzolo. It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. A young woman eventually marries ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Two on a Vacation
''Two on a Vacation'' (Italian: ''Pazza di gioia'') is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Vittorio De Sica, María Denis, and Umberto Melnati.Monaco p.208 It was a remake of the 1932 German film '' Two in ...
'' (1940)
* ''
Invisible Chains
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'' (1942)
* ''
Sealed Lips
''Sealed Lips'' is a 1942 American film noir crime film directed by George Waggner and starring William Gargan, June Clyde and John Litel.Gates p.145
Plot
Main cast
* William Gargan as Lee Davis
* June Clyde as Lois Grant
* John Litel ...
'' (1942)
*
Four Steps in the Clouds
''Four Steps in the Clouds'' () is a 1942 Italian comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Gino Cervi and Adriana Benetti. It tells the story of a married man who agrees to act as the husband of a young pregnant ...
(1942)
* ''
Nothing New Tonight
''Nothing New Tonight'' () is a 1942 Italian drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Ninchi and Antonio Gandusio.Reich p.173 It was shot at the Safa Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Apparition'' (1943)
* ''
Music on the Run
''Music on the Run'' () is a 1943 Italian " white-telephones" musical comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Gino Bechi, Irasema Dilián and Guglielmo Barnabò.Burke p.381
The film's sets were designed by the art directors ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Life Begins Anew
''Life Begins Anew'' () is a 1945 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli, Fosco Giachetti and Eduardo De Filippo. It was the third most popular Italian film during 1945-46 after Roberto Rossellini's ''Rome, Open ...
'' (1945)
*''
My Widow and I
''My Widow and I'' () is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and starring Vittorio De Sica, Isa Miranda and Gino Cervi.
Plot
The young Adriano Lari, perhaps due to congestion, finds himself in a state of catalepsy and ...
'' (1945)
*
His Young Wife
''His Young Wife'' () is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati. It was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Carlo Campanini - Monsù Ignazio Travet
* Vera Carmi - Madama Rosa Travet
* Paola Veneroni - Marianin Trave ...
(1945)
* ''
Departure at Seven
''Departure at Seven'' () is a 1946 Italian musical comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Chiaretta Gelli, Carlo Campanini and Laura Gore.Celli & Cottino-Jones p.68 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. I ...
'' (1946)
*
A Yank in Rome (1946)
*
Adam and the Serpent (1946)
* ''
The White Primrose'' (1947)
* ''
The Other'' (1947)
* ''
Twenty Years'' (1949)
* ''
Chains
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'' (1949)
* ''
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 set ...
'' (1949)
* ''
Night Taxi
''Night Taxi'' (French: ''Taxi de nuit'', Italian: ''Taxi di notte'') is a 1950 French-Italian comedy film about a taxicab driver, directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Beniamino Gigli, Danielle Godet and Philippe Lemaire.Apra p.93
Synopsis
A ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Torment'' (1950)
* ''
The Merry Widower
''The Merry Widower'' () is a 1929 German comedy film directed by Robert Land and starring Harry Liedtke, La Jana, Alice Roberts.Bock & Bergfelder p. 392 The film's sets were designed by Robert Neppach.
It is not to be confused with the 1908 ...
'' (1950)
* ''
Nobody's Children'' (1951)
*
Five Paupers in an Automobile
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(1952)
* ''
Who is Without Sin'' (1952)
* ''
Lieutenant Giorgio
''Lieutenant Giorgio'' () is a 1952 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Massimo Girotti, Milly Vitale and Paul Muller.Chiti & Poppi p.357 It was shot at the Ponti-De Laurentiis Studios in Rome and on l ...
'' (1952)
* ''
Via Padova 46
''Via Padova 46'' is a 1953 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Peppino De Filippo, Alberto Sordi, Giulietta Masina and Arlette Poirier.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Saverio D'Eugenio. It earned ar ...
'' (1953)
*
Schiava del peccato
''Schiava del peccato'' (''Slave to Sin'') is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo.
Cast
* Silvana Pampanini as Mara Gualtieri
* Marcello Mastroianni as Giulio
* Irene Genna as Dina
* Franco Fabrizi as Carlo
* Renato V ...
(1954)
* ''
Orient Express
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'' (1954)
*
L'ultimo amante
''L'ultimo amante'' (literally ''The Last Lover'') is a 1955 Italian melodrama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Amedeo Nazzari and May Britt. It was a remake of Mattoli's 1942 film '' Nothing New Tonight''. This version aptly concl ...
(1955)
* ''
The White Angel'' (1955)
*
Eighteen Year Olds
''Eighteen Year Olds'' () is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Marisa Allasio.
Cast
* Marisa Allasio as Anna Campolmi
* Virna Lisi as Maria Rovani
* Anthony Steffen as the physics teacher (as Antonio De Teffè)
...
(1955)
* ''
Melancholic Autumn'' (1958)
References
External links
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1892 births
1970 deaths
20th-century Italian screenwriters
Italian male screenwriters
20th-century Italian male writers
1970 suicides
Suicides in Italy
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