The Steamship Owner

The Steamship Owner (Italian: Il padrone del vapore) is a 1951 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Delia Scala and Carlo Campanini. The film's sets were designed by the art director Alberto Boccianti.

The Steamship Owner
Film poster
Directed by	Mario Mattoli
Written by	Ruggero Maccari Marcello Marchesi Vittorio Metz
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti
Starring	Walter Chiari Delia Scala Carlo Campanini
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by	Giuliana Attenni
Music by	Armando Fragna
Distributed by	ENIC
Release date	23 November 1951 (1951-11-23)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

A rich American arrives in a little village in the mountains because he wants to advertise a drink he produces. In the village there are also two men from Rome who are at logger-heads with the locals. The coming of the American complicates matters.

Cast

• Walter Chiari as Himself
• Delia Scala as Herself
• Carlo Campanini as Mr. Carlo Peonio
• Giovanna Pala as Trude
• Mario Riva as Mario
• Riccardo Billi as Riccardo
• Bice Valori as Marga
• Aldo Giuffré as Nicola
• Carlo Giuffré as Finanziere
• Raffaele Pisu as Pino
• Gianrico Tedeschi as Pianista
• Gisella Sofio as Coreografa
• Alberto Sorrentino as Disegnatore
• Aldo Bufi Landi as Finanziere napoletano
• Anna Maestri as Cameriera dell'albergo
• Enzo Turco as Sergente di finanza
• Ciccio Barbi as Alpino
• Guglielmo Inglese as Scenografo
• Sofia Lazzaro as Ballerinetta
• Zoe Incrocci as Donna furiosa
• Giusi Raspani Dandolo as Donna furiosa
• Loris Gizzi as Direttore Grand Hotel
• Gianni Cavalieri as Constantin
• Ughetto Bertucci as Peonio's Driver

Bibliography

• Aprà, Adriano. The Fabulous Thirties: Italian cinema 1929-1944. Electa International, 1979.
• Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

• The Steamship Owner at IMDb