''Big Shoes'' () is a 1940 Italian " white-telephones"

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directed by Dino Falconi and starring

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and

Elena Altieri Elena Altieri (born Elena Capucci; 27 July 1916 – 1 May 1997) was an Italian film and stage actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1937 and 1955. She was born in Stresa, the daughter of an Italian father and an English mother. She was mainl ...

.Pruzzo & Lancia p.63 It is based on a play by

Sándor Hunyady Sándor Hunyady (1890–1942) was a Hungarians, Hungarian novelist and dramatist. Works Novels *Diadalmas katona (elbeszélések), 1930 *Géza és Dusán (regény), 1932 *Téli sport (regény), 1934 *Családi album (regény), 1934 *Az ötp ...

which had previously been turned into a 1939 Hungarian film ''

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''. It was shot at the Palatino Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Camillo Del Signore.

Cast

as Stefano Di Marco *

as Ninì *

as Marta *

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as Il conte Carlo Garlandi *

Tina Lattanzi Tina Lattanzi (born Annunziata Concetta Costantini; 5 December 1897 – 25 October 1997) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography A native of Licenza and the daughter of Ercole Costantini and Geltrude Montori, Lattanzi began her acti ...

as Sofia Garlandi *

Lauro Gazzolo Lauro Gazzolo (born Ilario Gazzolo; 15 October 1900 – 2 October 1970) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Nervi, Gazzolo began his career on screen in 1938 starring in the comedy film '' The Document'' and became mo ...

as Giancola *

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as Dossena, l'amministratore * Beatrice Mancini as Maria *

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as Il notaio Sandelli *

Oreste Fares Oreste Fares (1885–1950) was an Italian stage and film actor.Landy p.155 Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) * ''Venus'' (1932) * '' The Missing Treaty'' (1933) * '' Villafranca'' (1934) * '' Red Passport'' (1935) * ''Cavalry'' ( ...

as Il curato *

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as Il procuratore Guzzini * Gorella Gori as Concetta, la cuoca *

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as Annetta, la cameriera * Gastone Schirato as Michele, il maggiordomo *

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as Un braccianto *

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as L'altro braccianto * Alfredo Menichelli as Gastone

References

Bibliography

* Piero Pruzzo & Enrico Lancia. ''Amedeo Nazzari''. Gremese Editore, 1983.

External links

* 1940 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1940 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Dino Falconi Films shot at Palatino Studios 1940s Italian films Hungarian films based on plays Films based on works by Sándor Hunyady Italian-language comedy films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub