The House of Shame (1938 film)

{{Short description|1938 film by Max Neufeld}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The House of Shame

| image = File:Lacasadel peccato.png

| caption =

| director = Max Neufeld

| producer = Giuseppe Amatos

| based_on =

| writer = Aldo De Benedetti

| starring = Amedeo Nazzari
Assia Noris
Alida Valli

| music = Cesare A. Bixio

| cinematography = Ernst Mühlrad

| editing = Maria Rosada

| studio = Amato Film

| distributor = Generalcine

| released = {{Film date|1938|12|14|df=yes}}

| runtime = 95 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The House of Shame ({{langx|it|La casa del peccato}}) is a 1938 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Assia Noris and Alida Valli.Nowell-Smith p.119

It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. The film was the first time Nazzari and Valli co-starred together, as they would later go on to do a number of films.

Synopsis

A wife, concerned that her husband does not love her, pretends to have another suitor in order to make him jealous. Getting wise to this, he in turn pretends to have a new girlfriend.

Cast

References

Bibliography

  • Nowell-Smith, Geoffrey & Hay, James & Volpi, Gianni. The Companion to Italian Cinema. Cassell, 1996.