The Palace on the River
The Palace on the River is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Salvi and starring Ferdinand Guillaume, Leda Gloria and Gildo Bocci. Three penniless friends live in a slum by a river which they nickname "the palace". Taking pity on a struggling orphaned young woman, they take her in and look after her. In order to raise money so she can marry her sweetheart, they decide to try and collect a reward for capturing a notorious thief.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivo Battelli. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome.
Cast
- Ferdinand Guillaume as Un barbone
- Gino Bianchi as L'altro barbone
- Gildo Bocci as Un terzo barbone
- Liana Persi as L'orfana
- Renzo Merusi as Il disoccupato
- Renato Chiantoni as Le scrittore illuso
- Giulio Alfieri
- Iginia Armilli
- Giulio Battiferri
- Oreste Bilancia
- Carlo De Cristofaro
- Leda Gloria
- Dante Maggio
- Guglielmina Marchi
- Carlo Seralessandri
- Giuseppe Zago