I Want to Live with Letizia (Italian: Voglio vivere con Letizia) is a 1938 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Assia Noris, Gino Cervi and Umberto Melnati.
It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Guido Fiorini and Gastone Medin.
Synopsis
In order to please his wealthy parents Bebe agrees to an arranged marriage with Letizia, the daughter of an aristocratic family who have fallen on hard times. However, in order to check that she is not marrying him for his money alone, he sends his cousin to take his place while he pretends to be a penniless painter. He is able to discover that she truly can fall in love with him.
Cast
Assia Noris as Letizia
Gino Cervi as Bebe
Umberto Melnati as Il finto Bebe
Bianca Stagno Bellincioni as La signora Barozzi
Clara Padoa as La contessa Serravalle
Enzo Biliotti as Osvaldo Tempera
Marisa Vernati as Kiki
Guglielmo Barnabò as Il signor Barozzi
Pina De Angelis as Un'amica di Letizia
Norma Nova as Stefania
Aristide Baghetti as L'avvocato
Tullia Baghetti as La suora
Amalia Pellegrini as La governante
References
Bibliography
Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto . I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.