Telefoni Bianchi films, also called deco films, were made by the Italian film industry in the 1930s and the 1940s in imitation of American comedies of the time in a sharp contrast to the other important style of the era, calligrafismo, which was highly artistic. The cinema of Telefoni Bianchi was born from the success of the Italian film comedy of the early 1930s; it was a lighter version, cleansed of any intellectualism or veiled social criticism.
Raffaello Matarazzo was an Italian filmmaker.
Nobody's Children is a 1951 French-Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson and Françoise Rosay. It is one of a series of melodramas co-starring Nazzari and Sanson, which were very popular at the box office. The owner of a marble quarry falls in love with the daughter with one of his employees, and they have a baby together. However his mother attempts to sabotage the relationship with tragic consequences.
Catene is a 1949 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It had an impressive commercial success, being seen by 6 million people, one in eight Italians of the time, and was followed by a series of six other successful films directed by Matarazzo and featuring the couple Amedeo Nazzari and Yvonne Sanson. The film was remade in 1974.
Roberto Murolo was an Italian musician.
Irene Cefaro was an Italian stage and film actress.
Guai ai vinti is a 1954 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is based on the novel Vae Victis by Annie Vivanti.
Cerasella is a 1959 Italian teen comedy film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is loosely inspired by the lyrics of the song "Cerasella".
The Ship of Condemned Women is a 1953 Italian historical adventure-melodrama film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Kerima, May Britt and Ettore Manni. It is loosely based on the novel Histoire de 130 femmes by Léon Gozlan. It was shot in Gevacolor. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
Giuseppe Verdi, released theatrically in the US as The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi and on video as Verdi, the King of Melody, is a 1953 Italian biographical musical melodrama film starring Pierre Cressoy and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is based on adult life events of the composer Giuseppe Verdi. The film was a commercial success, grossing over 957 million lire at the Italian box office.
Rice Girl is a 1956 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo.
Il birichino di papà is a 1942 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film written and directed by Raffaello Matarazzo. It is an adaptation of the 1905 novel Papas Junge by Henny Koch.
Torment is a 1950 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Yvonne Sanson and Annibale Betrone. The film's sets were designed by Ottavio Scotti. It was part of a group of popular melodramas featuring Nazzari and Sanson that were released in the post-war years.
Piero Pierotti was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Vortice is a 1953 Italian melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Massimo Girotti and Silvana Pampanini.
Vanna Vanni was an Italian film actress. She was in thirty-one films between 1930 and 1943.
Paolo e Francesca, also known as Legend of Love, is a 1950 Italian historical melodrama film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Odile Versois and Armando Francioli. It is loosely based on real life events of Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Polenta.
The White Angel is a 1943 Italian drama film directed by Giulio Antamoro, Federico Sinibaldi and Ettore Giannini and starring Emma Gramatica, Filippo Scelzo and Beatrice Mancini. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Angelo Zagame. It was adapted from the novel I figli di nessuno by Ruggero Rindi, previously made into a 1921 silent film and later into a 1951 film of the same title.
Storms or Dangerous Girl is a 1953 French-Italian melodrama film directed by Guido Brignone and starring Jean Gabin, Silvana Pampanini and Carla Del Poggio. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. Location shooting took place around Perugia where the film is set.
The Hotel of the Absent is a 1939 Italian mystery thriller film directed by Raffaello Matarazzo and starring Paola Barbara, Carla Candiani and Camillo Pilotto. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It is also known as The Property of the Absent.
