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The Merry Widower (1950 film)
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Wikipedia article
'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.Chiti & Poppi p.394 It was shot at the Farnesina Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Plot
Beb, 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 Beb's daughter is ill and needs an expensive operation.
Cast
* Carlo Dapporto as Beb
* Isa Barzizza as Lucy
* Amedeo Nazzari as Il professore De Carlo
* Ave Ninchi as Dolores
* Irasema Dilin as Peggy
* Luigi Pavese as Il commissario dell'Interpol
* Mimma Beccari as La piccola Anna Maria
* Arnoldo Fo 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
Bibliography
* Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. 'Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959'. Gremese Editore, 1991.
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