The Table of the Poor

1932 film

  • 1932 (1932)
Running time
71 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

The Table of the Poor (Italian: La tavola dei poveri) is a 1932 Italian drama film directed by Alessandro Blasetti and starring Raffaele Viviani, Leda Gloria and Salvatore Costa. It was based on a play by Viviani set in Naples.[1] It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.[2] The film's sets were designed by Gastone Medin. It portrays the adventures of an impoverished Marquis who continues to lead a grand lifestyle.

Main cast

  • Raffaele Viviani as Marquis Isidoro Fusaro
  • Leda Gloria as Giorgina Fusaro
  • Salvatore Costa as Biase
  • Marcello Spada as Nello Valmadonna
  • Mario Ferrari as Attorney Volterra
  • Vincenzo Flocco as Mezzapalla
  • Armida Cozzolino as Lida Valmadonna
  • Lina Bacci as The secretary
  • Cesare Zoppetti as The teacher
  • Vasco Creti as The waiter
  • Idolo Tancredi as Il creditore delle camicie stirate
  • Gennaro Pisano as Il commissario

References

  1. ^ Moliterno p.41
  2. ^ Mancini p.214

Bibliography

  • Landy, Marcia. The Folklore of Consensus: Theatricality in the Italian Cinema, 1930-1943. SUNY Press, 1998.
  • Mancini, Elaine. Struggles of the Italian Film Industry during Fascism. UMI Research Press, 1985.
  • Moliterno, Gino. Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2008.

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