When Naples Sings (1930 film)

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When Naples Sings
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Directed by Mario Almirante
Written byMario Almirante
Starring Malcolm Tod
Cinematography Ubaldo Arata
Massimo Terzano
Edited byMario Almirante
Music by Ernesto Tagliaferri
Production
company
Distributed by Cinès-Pittaluga
Release date
  • October 1930 (1930-10)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

When Naples Sings (Italian: Napoli che canta) is a 1930 Italian musical film directed by Mario Almirante and starring Malcolm Tod. The film was originally made in 1928 as a silent film but delays, including the addition of sound, meant it was not released for two years. It consists almost entirely of recorded Neapolitan songs [1] It was shot at the FERT Studios in Turin. The film enjoyed some success, and was distributed in seven South American countries. [2] It has been described as a "poorly made musical film". [3]

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  1. Mancini p.44
  2. Mancini p.45
  3. Liehm, Mira (17 March 1986). Passion and Defiance: Film in Italy from 1942 to the Present . University of California Press. p.  22. ISBN   978-0-520-05744-9 . Retrieved 24 July 2012.

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