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Émilie Marie Bouchaud, better known by her stage name Polaire, was a French singer and actress. She was known for her wasp waist which, achieved through corsetry, reportedly measured less than 16 inches, although pictures of her show distinct signs of retouching around the waist, which may mean her waist was much more normal than reported. She was also known for her eccentric stage presence, which generated mixed receptions.
Pauline Polaire was an Italian actress.
Domenico Cefalù is an Italian American mobster and is currently the boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. On February 25th, 2021, Domenico became boss the of the Gambino crime family.
Guido Brignone was an Italian film director and actor. He was the father of actress Lilla Brignone and younger brother of actress Mercedes Brignone.
The Greeks Had a Word for Them is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lowell Sherman, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and released by United Artists. It stars Ina Claire, Joan Blondell, and Madge Evans and is based on the play The Greeks Had a Word for It by Zoe Akins. The studio originally wanted actress Jean Harlow for the lead after her success in Public Enemy (1931), but she was under contract to Howard Hughes, and he refused to loan her out. The film served as inspiration for films such as Three Blind Mice (1938), Moon Over Miami (1941), and How to Marry a Millionaire (1953). Ladies in Love (1936) also has a similar pattern and produced like "Three Blind Mice" by Darryl F. Zanuck.
Emperor Maciste is a 1924 Italian silent adventure film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Bartolomeo Pagano, Domenico Gambino and Franz Sala. It was part of the peplum series of silent films featuring the strongman Maciste. The character of Maciste increasingly came to resemble Benito Mussolini, in this case striking Fascistic poses and defending order against criminal and dishonest elements.
Franz Sala (1886–1952) was an Italian film actor who appeared in over seventy films, mostly during the silent era. As his acting career wound down, he began to work as a makeup artist often credited as Francesco Sala. In some of his earliest films he played leading roles, but later often played supporting parts such as in Emperor Maciste (1924).
Domenico Gambino was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.
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Alberto Collo was an Italian actor who appeared in more than a hundred and thirty films during his career, mostly during the silent era. During the 1910s he starred in several films directed by Baldassarre Negroni.
Eugenio Perego (1876–1944) was an Italian film director of the silent era. During the 1920s he directed a number of comedy films starring Leda Gys.
Thieves (German:Diebe) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Domenico Gambino and Edmund Heuberger and starring Hellen Allan, William Dieterle and Domenico Gambino.
Saetta Learns to Live is a 1924 Italian silent film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Domenico Gambino and Pauline Polaire. It was made by the Turin-based Fert Film.
Saetta Saves the Queen is a 1920 Italian silent adventure film directed by Ettore Ridoni and starring Domenico Gambino.
Augusto Bandini was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than forty productions, the majority of them during the silent era.
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I Lost My Heart on a Bus is a 1929 German silent comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and Domenico Gambino and starring Domenico Gambino, Truus Van Aalten and Lydia Potechina. The title is a reference to a popular song I Lost My Heart in Heidelberg. It was made in Italy.
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Pleasure Train is a 1924 Italian silent film directed by Luciano Doria and starring Oreste Bilancia and Pauline Polaire. The film was shot by the Turin-based Fert Film company. It still exists in archives.
