| The Merry Widower | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
| Written by |
Aldo De Benedetti Agenore Incrocci Mario Mattoli Furio Scarpelli |
| Produced by | Isidoro Broggi |
| Starring |
Carlo Dapporto Isa Barzizza Amedeo Nazzari |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Giuliana Attenni |
| Music by | Felice Montagnini |
Production companies | Marina Film Spettacoli Za Bum Teatri della Farnesina |
| Distributed by | Manenti Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Merry Widower (Italian: Il vedovo allegro) is a 1950 Italian romance film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Carlo Dapporto, Isa Barzizza and Amedeo Nazzari. [1] It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Plot
Bebè, a variety artist, runs a nightclub in Cannes on the French Riviera. Unknown to both his girlfriend Lucy and the other performers, he has a young daughter living in San Remo with his grandmother. Lucy becomes suspicious due to his repeated absences, unaware that Bebè's daughter is ill and needs an expensive operation.
Cast
- Carlo Dapporto as Bebè
- Isa Barzizza as Lucy
- Amedeo Nazzari as Il professore De Carlo
- Ave Ninchi as Dolores
- Irasema Dilián as Peggy
- Luigi Pavese as Il commissario dell'Interpol
- Mimma Beccari as La piccola Anna Maria
- Arnoldo Foà as Roy
- Tina De Mola as La maestrina
- Toti Dal Monte as La suocera
- Cesco Baseggio as Il suocero
- Laura Gore as La dottoressa
- Ubaldo Lay as Shaphiro
- Ughetto Bertucci as Il primo portiere del tabarin
- Mario Pisu as Il nuovo portiere del tabarin
- Aldo Silvani as Un medico anziano
- Vinicio Sofia as Un poliziotto
References
- ^ Chiti & Poppi p.394
Bibliography
- Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
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