The Old Lady

1932 film

"La Vecchia Signora" redirects here. For the Italian association football club often known by this nickname, see Juventus F.C. For other uses, see Old lady.

The Old Lady

Directed by| Amleto Palermi
Written by| Amleto Palermi
Orsino Orsini
Starring| Emma Gramatica
Maurizio D'Ancora
Armando Falconi
Cinematography| Giovanni Vitrotti
Edited by| Amleto Palermi
Music by| Umberto Mancini

Production
company

Caesar Film

Distributed by| Caesar Film

Release date

* 26 February 1932 (1932-02-26)

Running time

| 97 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

The Old Lady (Italian: La vecchia signora) is a 1932 Italian comedy drama film directed by Amleto Palermi and starring Emma Gramatica, Maurizio D'Ancora and Armando Falconi. It also features Vittorio De Sica in his first sound film.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Redo Romagnoli.

## Synopsis

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Maria, an elderly but impoverished aristocrat, works as a roasted chestnut vendor in order to maintain a pretend show of wealth for her niece whose education she is supporting.

## Cast

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* Emma Gramatica as Maria
* Nella Maria Bonora as Bianchina
* Maurizio D'Ancora as Fausto
* Armando Falconi as Zaganello
* Memo Benassi as Lenticcio
* Vittorio De Sica as Il fine dicitore
* Anna Maria Dossena as Bianca La Nipotina
* Camillo Pilotto as Il commissario
* Ugo Ceseri as Il padre di Fausto
* Umberto Sacripante as Un cliente dell'osteria dal Cordaro
* Lydia Simoneschi

## References

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1. ^ Jason Ankeny (2011). "Vittorio De Sica: Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
2. ^ Katz p.498

## Bibliography

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* Katz, Ephraim. The Film Encyclopedia. Crowell, 1979.

## External links

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* The Old Lady at IMDb

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Films directed by Amleto Palermi

* The Story of a Poor Young Man (1920)
* The Second Wife (1922)
* La dama de Chez Maxim's (1923)
* The Flight in the Night (1926)
* The Last Days of Pompeii (1926)
* Floretta and Patapon (1927)
* The Confessions of a Woman (1928)
* The Old Lady (1932)
* Everybody's Secretary (1933)
* Nini Falpala (1933)
* Port (1934)
* Creatures of the Night (1934)
* The Matchmaker (1934)
* God's Will Be Done (1936)
* The Black Corsair (1937)
* The Two Misanthropists (1937)
* The Two Mothers (1938)
* Departure (1938)
* Naples of Olden Times (1938)
* The Sons of the Marquis Lucera (1939)
* Naples Will Never Die (1939)
* The Sinner (1940)
* Saint John, the Beheaded (1940)
* The Happy Ghost (1941)

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