The Secret of Villa Paradiso
1940 film directed by Domenico Gambino
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The Secret of Villa Paradiso (Italian: Il segreto di Villa Paradiso) is a 1940 Italian crime drama film directed by Domenico Gambino and starring Luisa Ferida, Giovanni Grasso and Mino Doro.[1][2] It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Salvo D'Angelo.
Directed byDomenico Gambino
Written byLeo Bomba
Alessandro De Stefani
Giacomo Dusmet
Alessandro De Stefani
Giacomo Dusmet
Produced byFederico D'Avack
StarringLuisa Ferida
Giovanni Grasso
Mino Doro
Giovanni Grasso
Mino Doro
| The Secret of Villa Paradiso | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Domenico Gambino |
| Written by | Leo Bomba Alessandro De Stefani Giacomo Dusmet |
| Produced by | Federico D'Avack |
| Starring | Luisa Ferida Giovanni Grasso Mino Doro |
| Cinematography | Tamás Keményffy |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Costantino Ferri |
Production company | Sovrania Film |
| Distributed by | Generalcine |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Synopsis
In Argentina a gang of counterfeiters operate out of a villa that is used as a gambling house. The murder of a police officer leads detectives to investigate.
Cast
- Luisa Ferida as Mary, la cantante
- Giovanni Grasso as Gorman
- Mino Doro as L'ispettore Gabriel Lopez
- Carlo Duse as Rosenberg
- Lily Vincenti as Lilly, la sua amichetta
- Roberto Bianchi Montero as Fernando
- Hilde Petri as Paquita
- Lilia Silvi as Rosita
- Gualtiero De Angelis as Paco
- Lauro Gazzolo as Joe
- Achille Majeroni as Mahoney
- Olinto Cristina as L'ispettore capo