When Naples Sings (1930 film)

When Naples Sings (Italian: Napoli che canta) is a 1930 Italian musical film directed by Mario Almirante and starring Malcolm Tod. The film was originally made in 1928 as a silent film but delays, including the addition of sound, meant it was not released for two years. It consists almost entirely of recorded Neapolitan songs[1] It was shot at the FERT Studios in Turin. The film enjoyed some success, and was distributed in seven South American countries.[2] It has been described as a "poorly made musical film".[3]

When Naples Sings
American release poster
Directed byMario Almirante
Written byMario Almirante
StarringMalcolm Tod
Music byErnesto Tagliaferri
CinematographyUbaldo Arata
Massimo Terzano
Edited byMario Almirante
Production
company
Fert Film
Distributed byCinès-Pittaluga
Release date
October 1930
Running time
72 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Cast

  • Malcolm Tod as Genny D'Ambrosio
  • Anna Mari as Alice Baldwin
  • Lilian Lyl as Carmela
  • Giorgio Curti as Taniello
  • Carlo Tedeschi
  • Nino Altieri
  • Camillo De Rossi
  • Elvira Marchionni
  • Giovanni Marcial
  • Felice Minotti
  • Ellen Meis
  • Adriana Facchetti

References

  1. Mancini p.44
  2. Mancini p.45
  3. Liehm, Mira (17 March 1986). Passion and Defiance: Film in Italy from 1942 to the Present. University of California Press. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-520-05744-9. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

Bibliography

  • Mancini, Elaine. Struggles of the Italian film industry during fascism, 1930-1935. UMI Research Press, 1985.
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