''How I Discovered America'' ( it, Come scopersi l'America) is a 1949 Italian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring

Erminio Macario Erminio Macario (27 May 1902 – 25 March 1980), best known as Macario, was an Italian film actor and comedian. He appeared in 42 films between 1933 and 1975. Life and career Born in Turin, Macario made his debut at a young age in the amat ...

Carlo Ninchi Carlo Ninchi (31 May 1896 – 27 April 1974) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1963. He was born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, and died on 27 April 1974 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Selected filmogra ...

and

Delia Scala Delia Scala (born Odette Bedogni; 25 September 1929 – 15 January 2004) was an Italian ballerina, actress and singer who played a leading role in the nascent ''commedia musicale''. Career Scala was born as Odette Bedogni in Bracciano, Lazi ...

Plot

Italy, late 1940s. A young unemployed guy and a wily tramp move to

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the souther ...

in search of fortune, but after several misadventures, they will eventually decide to return to Italy.

Cast

as Cristoforo Colombo *

as Gaetano *

as Lisa * Folco Lulli as Signorotto *

Nino Pavese Nino Pavese (10 April 1904 – 21 December 1979) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Born in Asti and the younger brother of actor and voice actor Luigi Pavese, he began his career on stage with a theatrical troupe in the earl ...

as Il capo compagnia *

Nunzio Filogamo Nunzio Filogamo (20 September 1902 – 24 January 2002) was an Italian television and radio presenter, actor and singer. Life and career Born in Palermo, Filogamo moved to Turin at a young age, then he studied law at the Sorbonne University an ...

as The Priest * Dario Michaelis as Lisa's Fiancee *

Alfredo Rizzo Alfredo Rizzo (2 January 1902 – 6 September 1991) was an Italian actor, screenwriter and director. Life and career Born in Nice, France into a family of actors, Rizzo started his career as an actor of avanspettacolo and revue, often alongs ...

as A Nazist * Carlo Rizzo as A Nazist * Pina Gallini as La sudamericana

References

External links

* Italian comedy films 1949 comedy films 1949 films Films directed by Carlo Borghesio Films scored by Nino Rota Films about immigration Italian black-and-white films Lux Film films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-comedy-film-stub