The Palace on the River

Produced byEdoardo BresciaStarringCinematographyRenato Del FrateEdited byEttore SalviMusic byAlberto PaolettiDistributed byConsorzio Italiano Noleggiatori Filmi82 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

The Palace on the River (Italian: La Reggia sul fiume) is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Salvi and starring Ferdinand Guillaume, Leda Gloria and Gildo Bocci.^[1] Three penniless friends live in a slum by a river which they nickname "the palace". Taking pity on a struggling orphaned young woman, they take her in and look after her. In order to raise money so she can marry her sweetheart, they decide to try and collect a reward for capturing a notorious thief.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivo Battelli. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome.

Cast

• Ferdinand Guillaume as Un barbone
• Gino Bianchi as L'altro barbone
• Gildo Bocci as Un terzo barbone
• Liana Persi as L'orfana
• Renzo Merusi as Il disoccupato
• Renato Chiantoni as Le scrittore illuso
• Giulio Alfieri
• Iginia Armilli
• Giulio Battiferri
• Oreste Bilancia
• Carlo De Cristofaro
• Leda Gloria
• Dante Maggio
• Guglielmina Marchi
• Carlo Seralessandri
• Giuseppe Zago

References

Bibliography

• Francesco Savio. Ma l'amore no: realismo, formalismo, propaganda e telefoni bianchi nel cinema italiano di regime (1930-1943). Sonzogno, 1975.

External links

• The Palace on the River at IMDb