Armando Falconi (1871–1954) was an Italian

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and

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who appeared in more than forty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1931 comedy '' The Charmer''.Landy p.63-65

Life and career

Born in

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, Falconi was the son of two

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stage actors. His elder brother Arturo Falconi also became an actor. He first worked as an employee and an officer before starting to work as a professional actor in the late 1890s. In 1901 he married the actress

Tina Di Lorenzo Tina Di Lorenzo (4 December 1872 — 25 March 1930) was an Italian actress on stage and in silent films. Early life Concettina Di Lorenzo was born in Turin, the daughter of the Marquis Corrado Di Lorenzo and Amelia Colonnello. Her parents were b ...

, with whom he often teamed up on stage. Following several national and foreign tours, in 1912 he founded the Stable Company of the Manzoni Theatre in

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. Following the retirement of his wife in 1920, he directed the company Compagnia Comoedia, and headed in a number of other companies, notably having a remarkable success with the musical comedy ''Wunder Bar''. After having appeared in some silent films between 1915 and 1918, in the 1930s Falconi intensified his cinema activities, starring in a number of comedy films. Widowed since 1930, he remarried to actress Elisabetta Svoboda (also known with the stage name Lili Svett) in 1942. His son Dino Falconi was a screenwriter, director, journalist and playwright.

Selected filmography

* '' The Charmer'' (1931) * ''

The Old Lady ''The Old Lady'' () is a 1932 Italian comedy drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Emma Gramatica, Maurizio D'Ancora and Armando Falconi. It also features Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film. Katz p.498 The film's sets were d ...

'' (1932) * '' The Last Adventure'' (1932) * ''

Everybody's Secretary ''Everybody's Secretary'' (Italian: ''La segretaria per tutti'') is a 1933 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Armando Falconi, Giuditta Rissone and Vittorio De Sica. Fullwood p.230 The film's sets were designed by the ar ...

'' (1933) * ''

The Joker King ''The Joker King'' (Italian: ''Il re Burlone'') is a 1935 Italian historical comedy film directed by Enrico Guazzoni and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Luigi Cimara.Moliterno p.158 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome. Plot In N ...

'' (1935) * ''

Joe the Red ''Joe the Red'' () is a 1936 Italian comedy crime film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Armando Falconi, Luisa Garella and Ada Dondini.Apra p.99 The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. Cast * Armando Falconi ...

'' (1936) * '' The Carnival Is Here Again'' (1937) * ''

The Document ''The Document'' (Italian: ''Il documento'') is a 1939 Italian " white-telephones" comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typical ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Sons of the Marquis Lucera ''The Sons of the Marquis Lucera'' () is a 1939 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Armando Falconi, Caterina Boratto and Sergio Tofano. It is based on a play of the same name by Gherardo Gherardi.Goble p.178 The film was ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Birth of Salome ''The Birth of Salome'' (Italian: ''La nascita di Salomè'', Spanish: ''El nacimiento de Salomé'') is a 1940 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Jean Choux and starring Conchita Montenegro, Armando Falconi and Nerio Bernardi. Rège p.220 It ...

'' (1940) * ''

Don Pasquale ''Don Pasquale'' () is a Gaetano Donizetti opera buffa, or comic opera, in three acts, with an Italian libretto completed largely by Giovanni Ruffini as well as the composer. It was based on a libretto by Angelo Anelli for Stefano Pavesi's oper ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Man on the Street ''The Man on the Street'' () is a 1941 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Armando Falconi, Carla Del Poggio and Giuseppe Rinaldi.Landy p.184 It was made at Cinecittà in Rome. The film's sets were designed by Giuseppe Sp ...

'' (1941) * '' The Betrothed'' (1941) * ''

Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. He gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano p ...

'' (1942) * ''

Fourth Page ''Fourth Page'' () is a 1942 Italian mystery film directed by Nicola Manzari and starring Claudio Gora, Valentina Cortese and Paola Barbara.Curti p.39 It was shot at the FERT Studios in Turin. The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1942) * '' Wedding Day'' (1944) * ''

The Innkeeper ''The Innkeeper'' (Italian: ''La locandiera'' also known as ''Mirandolina'') is a 1944 Italian historical comedy film directed by Luigi Chiarini and starring Luisa Ferida, Armando Falconi and Osvaldo Valenti.Reich & Garafalo p.28 The film is an a ...

'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Landy, Marcia. ''The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the Italian Cinema, 1930-1943''. SUNY Press, 2008.

External links

* 1871 births 1954 deaths Burials at the Cimitero Monumentale di Milano Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors Italian male stage actors Male actors from Rome 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub