Guido Trento (21 June 1892 – 31 July 1957) was an Italian

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and

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Career

Trento appeared in over seventy films during his career, mainly in Italy during the

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. In 1922 he appeared in

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's Italian-shot historical epic ''

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'' (1922). He followed it up with later roles for Fox such as '' Street Angel'' (1928).Holston p.64 He emigrated to the United States, where he settled and died in 1957. His career largely tapered out following the arrival of

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. His final screen appearance was in

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'' Secrets of the French Police'' (1932). Following America's entry into

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, he was interned in Fort Missoula Internment Camp but released in 1943.

Selected filmography

* ''La vittima'' (1914) * ''Amore e morte a Sorrento'' (1914) * ''Un testamento'' (1914) * ''Vette del Trentino'' (1915) * ''Guerra redentrice'' (1915) * ''Cento H.P.'' (1915) * ''Il canto dell'agonia'' (1916) * ''Il suicidio'' (1916) * ''Il nemico occulto'' (1916) * ''I novanta giorni'' (1916) * ''Oltre i confini dell'anima'' (1917) * ''Il buon ladrone'' (1917) * ''La felicità'' (1917) * ''La pecorella smarrita'' (1917) * ''Maternità'' (1917) * ''Le due orfanelle'' (1918) * ''Maman Colibrì'' (1918) – Visconte Giorgio di Chambry * ''Frou-Frou'' (1918) – Paolo Valréas * '' La storia di un peccato'' (1918) * ''L'orgoglio'' (1918) * ''Una donna funesta'' (1918) * ''Mademoiselle Monte Cristo'' (1918) * ''L'ira'' (1918) – Arturo * ''Lolita'' (1918) * ''I nostri buoni villici'' (1918) * ''L'accidia'' (1919) – engineer Ottavio Fortis * ''L'invidia'' (1919) – Duque * ''Il marito dell'amica'' (1919) * '' The Race to the Throne'' (1919) * ''Il principe Zilah'' (1919) * ''Dora o Le spie'' (1919) – Michel Orloff * ''Dopo il perdono'' (1919) * ''Centocelle'' (1919) * ''La lussuria'' (1919) * ''La spada di Damocle'' (1919) * ''L'idolo del dottore'' (1919) * ''Il bacio di Dorina'' (1919) * ''I cavalieri del poker'' (1919) * ''La moglie scacciata'' (1919) * ''La dame en gris'' (1919) * ''L'autobus della morte'' (1919) * ''La signora innamorata'' (1920) * '' The Fear of Love'' (1920) * ''La villa elettrica'' (1920) * ''Il canto di Circe'' (1920) * ''La povera piccola'' (1920) * ''La beffa della vita'' (1920) * ''Anna'' (1920) * ''Plasmò... distrusse...'' (1920) * ''Stella'' (1920) * ''Il fiore del silenzio'' (1920) * ''Voi!'' (1920) * ''L'enigma di un processo celebre'' (1920) * ''Il più forte'' (1921) * ''Il mio carcere'' (1921) * ''La gigolette'' (1921) * ''L'oro e l'orpello'' (1922) * ''Rabagas'' (1922) * ''Idillio tragico'' (1922) * ''

'' (1922) – Tullius * ''L'ombra, la morte, l'uomo'' (1923) * ''

The Shepherd King ''The Shepherd King'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent The Bible in film, biblical epic film directed by J. Gordon Edwards (director), J. Gordon Edwards and starring Violet Mersereau, Nerio Bernardi, and Guido Trento. It is a film adaptati ...

'' (1923) – Saul * ''La leggenda del Piave'' (1924) * ''

It Is the Law ''It Is the Law'' is a 1924 American silent film, silent mystery film directed by J. Gordon Edwards (director), J. Gordon Edwards and starring Arthur Hohl, Herbert Heyes, and Mona Palma. It is a film adaptation of the 1922 Broadway theatre, Br ...

'' (1924) – Manee * '' Street Angel'' (1928) – Neri – Police Sergeant * ''

The Charge of the Gauchos ''The Charge of the Gauchos'' (Argentine title: ''Una nueva y gloriosa nación'') is a 1928 American-Argentine silent film, silent historical film directed by Albert H. Kelley and starring Francis X. Bushman, Jacqueline Logan, and Guido Trento. B ...

'' (1928) – Monteros * ''Il Grande Sentiero'' (1931) – Paolo Clark * ''

Pardon Us ''Pardon Us'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film. It was the team's first starring feature-length comedy film, produced by Hal Roach, directed by James Parrott, and originally distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1931. Plot Du ...

'' (1931) – Minor Role (uncredited) * '' Secrets of the French Police'' (1932) – Count de Marsay (final film role)

References

Bibliography

* Holston, Kim R. ''Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973''. McFarland, 2012. * Solomon, Aubrey. ''The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography''. McFarland, 2011.

External links

* 1892 births 1957 deaths Italian male film actors Italian male silent film actors Italian male stage actors Italian emigrants to the United States 20th-century Italian male actors {{Italy-film-actor-stub