The Happy Ghost (1941 film)

The Happy Ghost
The Happy Ghost
Directed by	Amleto Palermi
Written by	Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia ; ; Ettore Maria Margadonna ; Amleto Palermi ;
Starring	Totò ; Luigi Pavese ; Franco Coop
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by	Dan Caslar
Production; companies	Fono Roma ; Produzione Capitani Film
Distributed by	ENIC
Release date	16 March 1941
Running time	67 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Happy Ghost (Italian: L'allegro fantasma) is a 1941 Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Totò, Luigi Pavese and Franco Coop.^[1]

It was shot at the Cinecittà studios in Rome. The film's art direction was by Gastone Medin.

Plot[]

The noble Pantaleo Santa Paola dies suddenly, without write a will. Immediately in the villa go his three grandchildren, along with three other relatives. All claim family assets, and at the end of the story reaches the poor Nicolino, who is also the nephew of Pantaleo. While the dispute rages, the Pantaleo ghost appears, and declares his true heir.

Cast[]

Totò as Nicolino & Gelsomino & Antonino
Luigi Pavese as Temistocle
Franco Coop as Maurizio Devalier
Isa Bellini as Rosa
Wilma Mangini as Titti
Thea Prandi as Lilli
Paolo Stoppa as Gigetto
Amelia Chellini as Zia Lia
Dina Perbellini as Zia Giovanna
Elli Parvo as Erika
Claudio Ermelli as Battista
as Asdrubale
as Lina, la cameriera
Giulio Donadio as Il brigadiere
as Una signora
as Il giovane biondo
as La ragazzina
as Una soubrette
Emilio Petacci as Anatolio, il maggiordomo di Devalier

References[]

^ Aprà p.103

Bibliography[]

Aprà, Adriano. The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944. Electa International, 1979.

External links[]

The Happy Ghost at IMDb

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[1] Aprà p.103

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