The Silent Partner (1939 film)

The Silent Partner
Directed by Roberto Roberti
Written by Jenaro Prieto (novel)
Guido Rispoli
Roberto Roberti
Starring Carlo Romano
Clara Calamai
Evi Maltagliati
Music by Umberto Mancini
Cinematography Massimo Terzano
Edited by Dolores Tamburini
Production
company
Distributed by Scalera Film
Release date
December 1939
Running time
85 minutes
Country Italy
Language Italian

The Silent Partner (Italian: Il socio invisibile) is a 1939 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Carlo Romano, Clara Calamai and Evi Maltagliati. [1] It is based on the 1928 novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto, which was turned into a British film The Mysterious Mr. Davis the same year.

It was made by the Rome-based Scalera Films. The sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Alfredo Manzi.

Synopsis

A financially struggling man creates a fake business partner. His creation is an enormous success despite the fact that nobody has ever met him.

Cast

References

  1. Goble p.958

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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