The Lady in White

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The Lady in White
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Besozzi and Merlini in a film scene
Directed by Mario Mattoli
Written by Aldo De Benedetti
Guglielmo Zorzi
Produced byAngelo Besozzi
Starring Elsa Merlini
Nino Besozzi
Enrico Viarisio
Cinematography Arturo Gallea
Edited by Fernando Tropea
Music byTito Petralia
Production
company
Aurora Film
Distributed byIndustrie Cinematografiche Italiane
Release date
  • 22 December 1938 (1938-12-22)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Lady in White (Italian: La dama bianca) is a 1938 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Elsa Merlini, Nino Besozzi and Enrico Viarisio. [1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome.

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  1. Clarke & Doel p.37

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