Happy Days (1942 film) explained

Happy Days
Director:Gianni Franciolini
Music:Felice Montagnini
Cinematography:Tino Santoni
Editing:Mario Serandrei
Studio:Excelsa Film
Distributor:Minerva Film
Runtime:83 minutes
Country:Italy

Happy Days (Italian: Giorni felici) is a 1942 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini and starring Lilia Silvi, Amedeo Nazzari and Leonardo Cortese.[1] It was based on a play by Claude-André Puget, which had been made into a French film Les jours heureux the previous year.

It was shot at the Palatino Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Piero Filippone and Mario Rappini.

Synopsis

Due to engine trouble, an aviator is forced to land and spend the day at a villa while his plane is repaired by mechanics. His arrival provokes both love and jealousy amongst the villa's inhabitants.

Cast

References

  1. Ben-Ghiat p.331

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