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The Silent Partner (1939 film)

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The Silent Partner
Directed byRoberto Roberti
Written by
Starring
CinematographyMassimo Terzano
Edited byDolores Tamburini
Music byUmberto Mancini
Production
company
Distributed byScalera Film
Release date
  • December 1939 (1939-12)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

The Silent Partner (Italian: Il socio invisibile) is a 1939 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Carlo Romano, Clara Calamai and Evi Maltagliati.[1] It is based on the 1928 novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto, which was turned into a British film The Mysterious Mr. Davis the same year.

It was made by the Rome-based Scalera Films. The sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Alfredo Manzi.

Synopsis

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A financially struggling man creates a fake business partner. His creation is an enormous success despite the fact that nobody has ever met him.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.958

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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