I Want to Live with Letizia

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.^[1]

I Want to Live with Letizia
Cervi in a film scene
Directed by	Camillo Mastrocinque
Written by	Giuseppe Guarino Mario Soldati Camillo Mastrocinque
Starring	Assia Noris Gino Cervi Umberto Melnati
Cinematography	Akos Farkas
Edited by	Rita Roland
Music by	Giuseppe Rosati
Production company	S.A.P.E.C.
Distributed by	Generalcine
Release date	March 1938 (1938-03)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The film was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome. The sets were designed by art directors Guido Fiorini and Gastone Medin.

Synopsis

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, to ensure that she is not marrying him solely for his money, he sends his cousin to take his place while he pretends to be a penniless painter. Through this deception, he discovers that she genuinely loves 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