The Table of the Poor () 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.Moliterno p.41 It was shot at the Cines Studios in Rome.Mancini p.214 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
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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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