The Palace on the River (Italian: La Reggia sul fiume) is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Salvi and starring Ferdinand Guillaume, Leda Gloria and Gildo Bocci.Savio p.79 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
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Bibliography Francesco Savio. Ma l'amore no: realismo, formalismo, propaganda e telefoni bianchi nel cinema italiano di regime (1930-1943). Sonzogno, 1975.
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