The Secret of Villa Paradiso

The Secret of Villa Paradiso
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Directed by	Domenico Gambino
Produced by	Federico D'Avack
Written by	Leo Bomba Alessandro De Stefani Giacomo Dusmet
Starring	Luisa Ferida Giovanni Grasso Mino Doro
Music by	Costantino Ferri
Cinematography	Tamás Keményffy
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Production company	Sovrania Film
Distributed by	Generalcine
Release dates	January 1940 (1940-01)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The Secret of Villa Paradiso (Italian: Il segreto di Villa Paradiso) is a 1940 Italian crime drama film directed by Domenico Gambino and starring Luisa Ferida, Giovanni Grasso and Mino Doro. It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Salvo D'Angelo.

Synopsis

In Argentina a gang of counterfeiters operate out of a villa that is used as a gambling house. The murder of a police officer leads detectives to investigate.

Cast

• Luisa Ferida as Mary, la cantante
• Giovanni Grasso as Gorman
• Mino Doro as L'ispettore Gabriel Lopez
• Carlo Duse as Rosenberg
• Lily Vincenti as Lilly, la sua amichetta
• Roberto Bianchi Montero as Fernando
• Hilde Petri as Paquita
• Lilia Silvi as Rosita
• Gualtiero De Angelis as Paco
• Lauro Gazzolo as Joe
• Achille Majeroni as Mahoney
• Olinto Cristina as L'ispettore capo

Bibliography

• Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
• Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.

External links

• The Secret of Villa Paradiso at IMDb