''Scampolo'' is a 1928 German silent

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directed by

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and starring

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, Livio Pavanelli and Hans Junkermann. The film featured an early appearance from the future star

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.Fenzi & Bosio p.105 The story of Scampolo, a fictional street child from

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, has been made into several films. It was made by the

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-based production company Nero Film. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Otto Erdmann and Hans Sohnle.

Cast

as Scampolo, römisches Bettelmädchen * Livio Pavanelli as Tito Sacchi, Ingenieur * Hans Junkermann as Bertini, sein Freund * Lya Christy as Lia Bertini, seine Frau * Carla Bartheel as Franka * Max Schreck as Ein Kellner * Carl Goetz as Professor Giglioli * Karl Platen as Hotelportier * Mary Kid *

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Bibliography

* Teresa Viziano Fenzi & Gastone Bosio. ''Anna Magnani: una voce umana''. Titivillus, 2008.

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* 1928 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films 1928 comedy films Films directed by Augusto Genina Films set in Rome Films produced by Seymour Nebenzal National Film films German black-and-white films 1920s German-language films Silent German comedy films 1920s German films German-language comedy films German films based on plays Films based on works by Dario Niccodemi {{1920s-Germany-silent-comedy-film-stub

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