Giorgio Ferroni Explained

Giorgio Ferroni
Birth Date:	12 April 1908
Birth Place:	Perugia, Italy
Death Place:	Rome, Italy
Other Names:	Calvin Jackson Padget
Occupation:	Film director, film editor, screenwriter

Giorgio Ferroni (12 April 1908 – 17 August 1981) was an Italian film director.

Life and career

Giorgio Ferroni was born in Perugia on 12 April 1908. Ferroni began his career in film with short documentaries during World War II. He directed his first dramatic film The Thrill of the Skies in 1939.

At the time of filming The Night of the Devils, Ferroni was almost completely deaf and had to direct the film with the help of a hearing aid. Following the release of the film, a new project titled E i mostri uscirono dalle loro tane . Ferroni only helmed one more film with the comedy Antonio e Placido: attenti ragazzi...chi rompe paga which he is credited as Calvin Jackson Padget, a name he used for directing Westerns in the 1960s. Ferroni died in 1981.

Selected filmography

Note: The films listed as N/A are not necessarily chronological.

Title	Year	Credited as					Notes
		width=6%	Director!	width=6%	Screenwriter!	width=6%			Screen story writer!	width=6%	Editor!	width=6%	Other
								^[1]
Terra di fuoco								^[2]
								^[3]
Macario Against Zagomar							Acting role	^[4]
Ritorno al nido								^[5]
Senza famiglia								^[6]
Posto di blocco							Acting role	^[7]
Pian delle stelle								^[8]
Tombolo, paradiso nero	1947							^[9]
Marechiaro								^[10]
Vivere a sbafo								^[11]
								^[12]
Vertigine bianca (English: White Vertigo)	1956							^[13]
								^[14]
1940, fuoco nel deserto								^[15]
Mill of the Stone Women	1960
	1961
	1961
Hercules vs. Moloch	1963
Thunder of Battle	1964
Hero of Rome	1964
	1964
Blood for a Silver Dollar	1965							^[16]
Fort Yuma Gold	1966							^[17] ^[18]
Secret Agent Super Dragon	1966							.^[19] ^[20]
Wanted	1967							^[21]
	1967							^[22]
	1969							^[23] ^[24]
Long Live Robin Hood	1971
	1972

References

Sources

• Book: Curti , Roberto . Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 . McFarland . 978-1476619897 . 2015 .
• Book: Curti , Roberto . Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970–1979 . McFarland . 978-1476629605 . 2017 .
• Book: Grant, Kevin. Any Gun Can Play. 2011. Fab Press. 9781903254615.
• Book: Kinnard . Roy . Crnkovich . Tony . Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990 . McFarland . 978-1476662916 . 2017.
• Book: Lucas, Tim. Mario Bava - All the Colors of the Dark. 978-0-9633756-1-2. 2013. Video Watchdog .
• Book: Wagstaff, Christopher. University of Toronto. 978-0802095206. Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach. January 2007.

Notes and References

1. Web site: I tre desideri (1937). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
2. Web site: Terra di fuoco (1939). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
3. Web site: Il fanciullo del West (1942). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
4. Web site: Macario contro Zagomar (1944). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
5. Web site: Ritorno al nido (1946). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
6. Web site: Senza famiglia (1946). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
7. Web site: Posto di blocco (1946). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
8. Web site: Pian delle stelle (1946). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
9. Web site: Tombolo, paradiso nero (1947). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
10. Web site: Marechiaro (1949). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
11. Web site: Vivere a sbafo (1950). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
12. Web site: I quattro del Getto Tonante (1955). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
13. Web site: Vertigine bianca (1956). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
14. Web site: L'oceano ci chiama (1957). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
15. Web site: 1940, fuoco nel deserto (1958). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 17, 2020. it.
16. Web site: Un dollaro bucato (1965). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. February 13, 2020.
17. Monthly Film Bulletin. Per Pocchi Dollari Ancora (Fort Yuma Gold). 159. British Film Institute. October 1968. 35. 417.
18. Web site: Per Pochi Dollari Ancora (1967). https://web.archive.org/web/20131005092354/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/per-pochi-dollari-ancora-v139798. May 9, 2020. October 5, 2013. AllMovie. Firsching. Robert.
19. Web site: New York chiama Superdrago (1966). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. it. May 9, 2020.
20. Web site: Höllenjagd auf heiße Ware. Filmportal.de. May 9, 2020.
21. Monthly Film Bulletin. Wanted. 38. British Film Institute. February 1970. 37. 433.
22. Web site: Il pistolero segnato da Dio (1968). May 8, 2020. it. Archvio del cinema italiano.
23. Web site: La battaglia di El Alamein (1968). Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it. May 9, 2020. it.
24. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20131207020442/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-battle-of-el-alamein-v4319. The Battle of El Alamein on AllMovie. AllMovie. May 9, 2020. Erickson. Hal. Hal Erickson (author). December 7, 2013.