Too Bad She's Bad

Too Bad She's Bad
Directed by	Alessandro Blasetti
Written by	Suso Cecchi d'Amico Alessandro Blasetti Ennio Flaiano
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni Sophia Loren Vittorio De Sica
Music by	Alessandro Cicognini
Cinematography	Aldo Giordani
Release date	25 Jan 1955 (Italy) 24 December 1955 (U.S.)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Too Bad She's Bad (Italian: Peccato che sia una canaglia) is a 1955 Italian comedy directed by Alessandro Blasetti.^[1] It stars Sophia Loren and is based on Alberto Moravia's story "Fanatico", from his Racconti Romani.^[1]

Plot

Young and shapely Lina Stroppiani Sophia Loren plays a thief who with two accomplices, tries to con taxi driver Marcello Mastroianni out of his cab and money, with unexpected results when he discovers what they are up to.

Cast

• Vittorio De Sica - "Professor" Vittorio Stroppiani
• Sophia Loren - Lina Stroppiani, the "professor's" daughter
• Marcello Mastroianni - Paolo Silvestrelli, a taxi driver
• Marcella Melnati - Lina's grandmother, the "professor's" mother
• Giorgio Sanna - Peppino
• Michael Simone - Toto
• Umberto Melnati - Robbery victim
• Margherita Bagni - Elsa, Umberto's wife
• Mario Scaccia - Robbery victim
• Wanda Benedetti - Valeria, Mario's wife
• Walter Bartoletti - Brunetto
• Mario Passante - Commissioner
• Memmo Carotenuto - Cesare, a taxi driver
• Giacomo Furia - Luigi, a taxi driver
• Lina Furia - Luigi's wife
• Vittorio Braschi - Fence
• Manlio Busoni - Journalist
• Giulio Calì - Night watchman
• John Stacy - English tourist
• Maria Britneva - Tourist's wife (as Maria Brittnewa)
• Giulio Paradisi - Server in bar
• Marga Cella - Bar owner
• Pietro Carloni - Intriguing gentleman
• Amalia Pellegrini - Old woman at station
• Mauro Sacripanti - Peppino
• Pasquale Cennamo - Sergeant
• Nino Dal Fabbro - Radiologist

References

External links

• Too Bad She's Bad on IMDb