A wealthy widow becomes infatuated with an adventurer posing as a poet and, forgetting her responsibilities as a mother and her no longer young age, falls prey to a love frenzy in her family that puts her at odds with her daughter, who has just left boarding school, and her own brother, who is all about scientific research. The girl, who has learned of the alleged poet's less-than-honest intentions, tries every means to drive him away and restore her mother's sentimental balance. For this she pretends to be in love with him who, attracted by her youth and rich dowry, proposes that she elope.
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Cast
14 people
Rubi D'Alma
Rich widow
Known for
Story of a Love Affair
Paola Veneroni
Widow's daughter
Also in
The Misery of Mr. Travet
Maddalena, Zero for Conduct
Nino Crisman
Adventurer
Also in
Malombra
Department Store
Marina Berti
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Quo Vadis
Olinto Cristina
Known for
The Children Are Watching Us
Paolo Stoppa
Known for
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Marquis of Grillo
Edoardo Toniolo
Known for
Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Mario Ferrari
Also in
1860
Luciano Serra, Pilot
Roberto Villa
Also in
Luciano Serra, Pilot
Il fornaretto di Venezia
Marisa Dianora
Also in
Le vie del cuore
Mario Giannini
Also in
The Thrill of the Skies
L'allegro fantasma
Silvia Manto
Also in
We the Living, Part Two
We the Living, Part One
Marcello Albani Director · Gianni Pons Screenplay Maria Basaglia Screenplay
First release November 20, 1941 · Produced in Italy
Production
Andros Film
Production
Italy
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · November 20, 1941
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No release date listed for United States.
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