The Merry Widower (1950 film)

The Merry Widower
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	July 1950;
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 in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.

Synopsis[]

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.

External links[]

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[1] Chiti & Poppi p.394

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