La voce senza volto (transl. The Faceless Voice) is a 1939 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Gennaro Righelli.[1][2] It is part of the tradition of telefoni bianchi (transl. white telephone) comedies, popular in Italy at the time.[2]

La voce senza volto
Directed byGennaro Righelli
Screenplay by
Story byCorrado D'Errico[1]
Starring
CinematographyDomenico Scala[1]
Edited byGisa Radicchi Levi[1]
Music byCesare A. Bixio[1]
Production
company
Juventus Film[1]
Distributed byJuventus Film
Release date
  • 5 January 1939 (1939-01-05) (Italy)
Running time
69 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

Cast

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Cast adapted from Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker.[1]

Production

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La voce senza volto was shot at the Cinecittà Studios.[2] The film features Giovanni Manurita, a popular tenor who had a brief film career.[2] La voce senza volto would be his third last film.[2]

Release

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La voce senza volto was distributed theatrically in Italy by Juventus Film on January 5, 1939.[1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti noted that the current prints of the film in Italy suffer from soundtrack damage, and feature voice work that was re-dubbed onto the film with contemporary dialogue.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2017, p. 290.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Curti 2017, p. 22.

Bibliography

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  • Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476628387.
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