An elderly chestnut vendor lives in poverty but once a month puts on a show with silk and a carriage to impress her daughter in a convent. One day she is robbed of her meager savings.
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Cast
14 people
Emma Gramatica
La signora Maria
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Maurizio D'Ancora
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Vittorio De Sica
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Anna Maria Dossena
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Umberto Sacripante
Cliente
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Ugo Ceseri
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Vasco Creti
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Giorgio Bianchi
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Ballerine
Amleto Palermi Director · Orsino Orsini Screenplay Giovanni Vitrotti Cinematographer
First release February 26, 1932 · Produced in Italy · Original title La vecchia signora
Production
Caesar Film
Production
Italy
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Original title
La vecchia signora
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 26, 1932
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No release date listed for United States.
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