''La signorina'' (i.e. "The young lady") is a 1942 Italian " white-telephones" romantic

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directed by and starring Loredana and

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. It is based on a novel by Gerolamo Rovetta.

Plot

The young daughter of a libertine is placed in the care of a novelist, who agrees to be her father. The novelist also finds a boy suitable for her as a husband but later discovers that he is his woman's lover. Despite these and other twists, the happy ending sees love blossom between the pupil and his guardian.

Cast

* Loredana as Lulù *

as Francesco Roero *

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as Fani *

Alberto Sordi Alberto Sordi (15 June 1920 – 24 February 2003) was an Italian actor, comedian, voice dubber, director, singer, composer and screenwriter. Sordi is considered one of the most important actors in the history of Italian cinema and one of the b ...

as Nino *

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 Fani's lover *

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* Maria Jacobini * Giacomo Moschini * Giovanni Varni *

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* Lydia Johnson *

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* Italian romantic drama films 1942 romantic drama films 1942 films Italian black-and-white films Films directed by Ladislao Kish 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub

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