''Two Suffer Better Than One'' () is a 1943 Italian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 January 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 41 films between 1923 and 1968. Selected filmography *''Red Love (1921 film), Red Love'' (1921) * ''Mister Radio'' (1924) * ' ...

and starring

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. Selected filmography * '' Before the Jury'' (1931) – Marcello Barra, il guardacaccia * '' Mother Earth'' ( ...

Giuditta Rissone Giuditta Rissone (28 August 1895 – 31 May 1977) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 25 films between 1933 and 1966. She was born in Genoa and died in Rome. In 1937 in Asti, in the Montferrat region of Piemont she became the wife o ...

and

Marisa Vernati Marisa Vernati (21 June 1920 – 1 February 1988) was an Italian actress. Born in Rome, Vernati was helped by her aunt soprano Luisa Tetrazzini to enter the world of entertainment, starting with small roles in films directed by Raffaello Mataraz ...

.Casadio p.213 It was shot at the studios of the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Piero Filippone Piero Filippone (1911–1998) was an Italian art director who designed the sets for around two hundred films. He created the sets for Roberto Rossellini's 1954 film ''Journey to Italy''.Brunette p.416 Selected filmography * '' Three Cornered Hat ...

Synopsis

A prosperous man loses his money and has only debts, so that his daughters need to make their own way in the world. One of them attempts a singing career while the other decides to try and snare a wealthy husband leading to a series of complications.

Cast

as Roberto Lanzi * Dedi Montano as Lucia Barduzzi *

as Giuliana Barduzzi *

as La signora Barduzzi *

Carlo Micheluzzi Carlo Micheluzzi (1886–1973) was an Italian stage and film actor. Farrell & Puppa p.239 Son if an actor and brother of another actor (Leo Micheluzzi), he began his career in 1903 acting in the Venetian company Zago-Borisi. Over time he formed v ...

as Il signor Barduzzi *

Carlo Campanini Carlo Campanini (5 October 1906 – 20 November 1984) was an Italian actor, singer and comedian. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1939 and 1969. Life and career Born in Turin, Campanini attended a technical school and a course of ...

as Mario Motta *

Wanda Capodaglio Wanda Capodaglio (1 January 1889 – 30 August 1980) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 30 films between 1914 and 1970. Her brother Ruggero was married to actress Anna Capodaglio (the stage name of Anna Adele Alberta Gramatica) who ...

as La signora Lanzi *

Tino Scotti Tino Scotti (16 November 1905 – 16 October 1984) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1940 and 1984. He was born in Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest ...

as Il maggiordomo *

Tatiana Farnese Tatiana Idonea (19 April 1924 – 31 January 2022), better known by the stage name of Tatiana Farnese, was an Italian actress. She died in Rome on 31 January 2022, at the age of 97. Filmography *''Schoolgirl Diary'' (1941) *''A Garibaldian in ...

as Marta *

Egisto Olivieri Egisto Olivieri (1880–1962) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than forty films during his career including '' The Little School Mistress'' (1934).Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de ...

as L'investigatore privato *

Anna Maria Dionisi Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna of East Anglia, King (died c.654) * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th ce ...

as La cameriera dei Barduzzi * Tina Maver as La segretaria di Lanzi *

Armando Furlai Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

as Ottavio

References

Bibliography

* Casadio, Gianfranco. ''Opera e cinema: la musica lirica nel cinema italiano dall'avvento del sonoro ad oggi''. Longo Editore, 1995. * Ipsen, Carl David. ''Fumo: Italy's Love Affair with the Cigarette''. Stanford University Press, 2016.

External links

* 1943 films Italian comedy films 1943 comedy films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Nunzio Malasomma 1940s Italian films Films shot in Rome {{1940s-Italy-film-stub