The Happy Ghost (1941 film)
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]
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| Directed by | Amleto Palermi |
| Written by | Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Pier Luigi Faraldo Ettore Maria Margadonna Amleto Palermi Pietro Solari |
| Starring | Totò Luigi Pavese Franco Coop |
| Music by | Dan Caslar |
| Cinematography | Vincenzo Seratrice |
| Edited by | Giacinto Solito |
Production company | Fono Roma Produzione Capitani Film |
| Distributed by | ENIC |
Release date | 16 March 1941 |
Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
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
- Augusto Di Giovanni as Asdrubale
- Livia Minelli as Lina, la cameriera
- Giulio Donadio as Il brigadiere
- Lydia Johnson as Una signora
- Mario Giannini as Il giovane biondo
- Gioia Collei as La ragazzina
- Rio Nobile
- Egilda Cecchini
- Lucy D'Albert 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
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