One Hundred Little Mothers

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One Hundred Little Mothers
Lia Amanda in Cento piccole mamme.jpg
Lia Amanda in a scene's photo
Directed byGiulio Morelli
Written by Jean Guitton
Léonide Moguy
Produced byLéonide Moguy
Starring William Tubbs
Lia Amanda
Clelia Matania
Cinematography Giorgio Orsini
Edited by Dolores Tamburini
Music by Carlo Innocenzi
Production
company
Italian International Film
Distributed byCompagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione
Release date
  • 11 January 1952 (1952-01-11)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

One Hundred Little Mothers (Italian: Cento piccole mamme) is a 1952 Italian melodrama film directed by Giulio Morelli and starring William Tubbs, Lia Amanda and Clelia Matania. [1] It is a remake of the 1936 French film Forty Little Mothers .

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  1. Gould, H. (Oct 18, 1953). "Picture has 50 unwed mothers--10 genuine". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   166537984.