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directed by

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and starring

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, André Mattoni, and

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. It was made at

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. A young woman eventually marries a

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after a series of misunderstandings.Gundle p.226

Cast

as Susanna Sormani * André Mattoni as Il conte Carlo Torresi *

as Il marchese Domenico Torresi, suo zio *

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as Il signor Sormanni * Lilia Dale as Ninon *

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as Il ladruncolo *

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as Cesarone, il maggiordomo *

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as Il tenore Farelli * Anna Doré as Floriana * Livia Minelli as La commesa del negozio di dischi *

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as Un cliente del negozio di dischi *

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as Lisetta * Paola Doria as Francesca * Ernesto Torrini as Il cameriere del locale * Armida Bonocore as Maria

References

Bibliography

* Gundle, Stephen. ''Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy''. Berghahn Books, 2013.

External links

* 1940 films Italian comedy films Italian black-and-white films 1940 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Max Neufeld Films shot at Cinecittà Studios 1940s Italian films Films scored by Armando Fragna Italian-language comedy films {{1940s-Italy-comedy-film-stub