The Merry Widower
Directed byMario Mattoli
Written byAldo De Benedetti
Agenore Incrocci
Mario Mattoli
Furio Scarpelli
Produced byIsidoro Broggi
StarringCarlo Dapporto
Isa Barzizza
Amedeo Nazzari
CinematographyAldo Tonti
Edited byGiuliana Attenni
Music byFelice Montagnini
Production
companies
Marina Film
Spettacoli Za Bum
Teatri della Farnesina
Distributed byManenti Film
Release date
  • July 1950 (1950-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

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 Farnesina Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.

Plot

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

References

  1. Chiti & Poppi p.394

Bibliography

  • Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.


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