''Happy Days'' () is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones"

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directed by

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and starring

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and

Leonardo Cortese Leonardo Cortese (24 May 1916 – 31 October 1984) was an Italian film actor and film director, director. He appeared in more than 30 films between 1938 and 1962. He also directed eight films between 1952 and 1967. He was born and died in Ro ...

.Ben-Ghiat p.331 It was based on a play by Claude-André Puget, which had been made into a French film ''

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'' the previous year. 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

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Synopsis

Due to engine trouble, an

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is forced to land and spend the day at a

villa A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the f ...

while his plane is repaired by mechanics. His arrival provokes both love and jealousy amongst the villa's inhabitants.

Cast

as Franca *

as Michele *

as Oliviero *

Valentina Cortese Valentina Elena Cortese Rossi di Coenzo (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019), sometimes credited as Valentina Cortesa, was an Italian film and theatre actress. Her screen career spanned over 100 productions across over five decades, from 1941 until ...

as Marianna *

Vera Carmi Vera Carmi (23 November 1914 – 6 September 1969) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1940 and 1956. Life and career Carmi was born Virginia Doglioli in Turin. After being spotted by the director Ferdin ...

as Nietta *

Paolo Stoppa Paolo Stoppa (6 June 1906 – 1 May 1988) was an Italian actor. Biography Paolo Stoppa was born in Rome into a family of a ministerial official, Luigi Stoppa, and Adriana De Antonis. He began as a stage actor in 1927 in the theater in Rome ...

as Bernardo *

Silvio Bagolini Silvio Bagolini (4 August 1914 – 26 September 1976) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1936 and 1973. Life and career Born in Bologna, Bagolini studied architecture at the Bologna University, without gr ...

as Il motorista * Alfredo Salvatori as Il meccanico

References

Bibliography

* Ruth Ben-Ghiat.
Italian Fascism's Empire Cinema
'. Indiana University Press, 2015. .

External links

* 1942 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1942 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Gianni Franciolini Italian films based on plays Minerva Film films Films shot at Palatino Studios 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub