Teresa Venerdi (1941)
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Doctor Beware was the U.S.-released title of Vittorio DeSica's 1941 effort Teresa Venerdi. DeSica not only directed, but played the leading role of orphanage official Dr. Vignali. The thinnish storyline finds the good doctor becoming romantically involved with three women. It is up to orphaned… More Doctor Beware was the U.S.-released title of Vittorio DeSica's 1941 effort Teresa Venerdi. DeSica not only directed, but played the leading role of orphanage official Dr. Vignali. The thinnish storyline finds the good doctor becoming romantically involved with three women. It is up to orphaned girl Teresa Venerdi (Adriana Benedetti) to untangle all the plot lines--and, as a bonus, to come to the financial rescue of the improvident Vignali. When the film was released to the U.S. in 1951, supporting actress Anna Magnani, cast in a secondary role as one of Dr. Vignali's amours, was given star billing. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Vittorio De Sica
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1941 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
De Sica's white-telephone screwball romance contrasts with 'Shoeshine' as fascinatingly as Buñuel's 'El Gran Calavera' complements 'Los Olvidados'
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Cast
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Vittorio De Sica
as Dr. Pietro Vignali
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Anna Magnani
as Loletta Prima
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Guglielmo Barnabo
as Agostino Passalacqua
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Irasema Dilián
as Lilli Passalacqua
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Nico Pepe
as Dr. Pasquale Grosso
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Virgilio Riento
as Antonio
- Clara Auteri Pepi
- Adriana Benetti
