The House of Shame (1938 film)

The House of Shame (Italian: La casa del peccato) is a 1938 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Assia Noris and Alida Valli.^[1]

The House of Shame
Directed by	Max Neufeld
Written by	Aldo De Benedetti
Produced by	Giuseppe Amatos
Starring	Amedeo Nazzari Assia Noris Alida Valli
Cinematography	Ernst Mühlrad
Edited by	Maria Rosada
Music by	Cesare A. Bixio
Production company	Amato Film
Distributed by	Generalcine
Release date	14 December 1938 (1938-12-14)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gastone Medin. The film was the first time Nazzari and Valli co-starred together, as they would later go on to do a number of films.

Synopsis

A wife, concerned that her husband does not love her, pretends to have another suitor in order to make him jealous. Getting wise to this, he in turn pretends to have a new girlfriend.

Cast

• Amedeo Nazzari as Giulio
• Assia Noris as Renata
• Umberto Melnati as Massimo
• Alida Valli as La ragazza
• Giulio Stival as Un amico di Giulio
• Giuseppe Porelli as Il maggiordomo
• Aristide Baghetti
• Giuseppe Bordonaro
• Vasco Creti
• Corrado De Cenzo
• Jone Morino
• Tatiana Pavoni
• Teodoro Pescara Pateras
• Giuseppe Pierozzi
• Sandra Ravel