Il signor Max

Il Signor Max
Il Signor Max
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mario Camerini
Written by	Amleto Palermi (story); Mario Camerini (screenplay)
Produced by
Starring	Vittorio De Sica
Cinematography	Anchise Brizzi
Edited by	Mario Camerini;
Music by	Renzo Rossellini
Distributed by	Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche
Release dates	1937 (Italy); 5 October 1939 (U.S.);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Il Signor Max is a 1937 Italian "white-telephone" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica and Assia Noris.^[1]

Plot[]

Gianni is a poor, young newspaper salesman in Rome. However, during his vacations he poses as Count Max Varaldo, an aristocrat. Once, on a cruise in Naples, he meets Donna Paola, a wealthy snob, and her maid Lauretta (a common, shy girl). After trying to establish a relationship with Donna Paola, Gianni, disappointed, decides to drop his alter ego Max and propose to Lauretta. However, she now believes that he is a Count. A series of humorous misunderstandings will happen before things get cleared.

Cast[]

Vittorio De Sica as Gianni/Max Varaldo
Assia Noris as Lauretta
Rubi Dalma as Donna Paola
Umberto Melnati as Riccardo
Lilia Dale as Pucci (billed as Adonella)
Virgilio Riento as Pepe
Mario Casaleggio as Uncle Pietro
as Aunt Lucia
as Pierino
Romolo Costa as Commandante Baldi
Lilia Silvi as the orchard seller
Giuseppe Pierozzi as a taxi driver
as Bubi Bonci
as Jeanne, the athlete on the train
as the guide
as the major
as the pharmacist
Edda Soligo as a girl at the ball
Gianfranco Zanchi as the real Max Varaldo

References[]

^ Aprà 1979, pp. 81–82.

Bibliography[]

Aprà, Adriano (1979). The Fabulous Thirties: Italian Cinema 1929-1944. Electa International Publishing Group.

External links[]

Il signor Max at IMDb

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[FOOTNOTEAprà197981–82-1] Aprà 1979, pp. 81–82.

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