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Il signor Max

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Il Signor Max
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMario Camerini
Written byAmleto Palermi (story)
Mario Camerini (screenplay)
Produced byC.O. Barbieri
StarringVittorio De Sica
CinematographyAnchise Brizzi
Edited byMario Camerini
Giovanna Del Bosco
Music byRenzo Rossellini
Distributed byEnte Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche
Release dates
  • 1937 (1937) (Italy)
  • 5 October 1939 (1939-10-05) (U.S.)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Il Signor Max is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica and Assia Noris.[1]

Plot

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Gianni is a poor, young newspaper salesman in Rome. However, during his vacations he poses as Count Max Varaldo, an aristocrat. Once, on a cruise in Naples, he meets Donna Paola, a wealthy snob, and her maid Lauretta (a common, shy girl). After trying to establish a relationship with Donna Paola, Gianni, disappointed, decides to drop his alter ego Max and propose to Lauretta. However, she now believes that he is a Count. A series of humorous misunderstandings will happen before things get cleared.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Aprà 1979, pp. 81–82.

Bibliography

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  • Aprà, Adriano (1979). The Fabulous Thirties: Italian Cinema 1929-1944. Electa International Publishing Group.
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