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'The Palace on the River' (Italian: 'La Reggia sul fiume') is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Salvi and starring Ferdinand Guillaume, Leda Gloria and Gildo Bocci.Savio p.79 Three penniless friends live in a slum by a river which they nickname "the palace". Taking pity on a struggling orphaned young woman, they take her in and look after her. In order to raise money so she can marry her sweetheart, they decide to try and collect a reward for capturing a notorious thief.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivo Battelli. It was shot at Cinecitt Studios in Rome.

Cast



* Ferdinand Guillaume as Un barbone

* Gino Bianchi as L'altro barbone

* Gildo Bocci as Un terzo barbone

* Liana Persi as L'orfana

* Renzo Merusi as Il disoccupato

* Renato Chiantoni as Le scrittore illuso

* Giulio Alfieri

* Iginia Armilli

* Giulio Battiferri

* Oreste Bilancia

* Carlo De Cristofaro

* Leda Gloria

* Dante Maggio

* Guglielmina Marchi

* Carlo Seralessandri

* Giuseppe Zago

References





Bibliography



* Francesco Savio. 'Ma l'amore no: realismo, formalismo, propaganda e telefoni bianchi nel cinema italiano di regime (1930-1943)'. Sonzogno, 1975.


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