The Palace on the River

The Palace on the River (Italian: La Reggia sul fiume) is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Salvi and starring Ferdinand Guillaume, Leda Gloria and Gildo Bocci.^[1] Three penniless friends live in a slum by a river which they nickname "the palace". Taking pity on a struggling orphaned young woman, they take her in and look after her. In order to raise money so she can marry her sweetheart, they decide to try and collect a reward for capturing a notorious thief.

The Palace on the River
Directed by	Alberto Salvi
Written by	Guido Paolucci Alberto Salvi
Produced by	Edoardo Brescia
Starring	Ferdinand Guillaume Leda Gloria Gildo Bocci
Cinematography	Renato Del Frate
Edited by	Ettore Salvi
Music by	Alberto Paoletti
Production company	Fotovox
Distributed by	Consorzio Italiano Noleggiatori Filmi
Release date	30 June 1940 (1940-06-30)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivo Battelli. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome.

Cast

• Ferdinand Guillaume as Un barbone
• Gino Bianchi as L'altro barbone
• Gildo Bocci as Un terzo barbone
• Liana Persi as L'orfana
• Renzo Merusi as Il disoccupato
• Renato Chiantoni as Le scrittore illuso
• Giulio Alfieri
• Iginia Armilli
• Giulio Battiferri
• Oreste Bilancia
• Carlo De Cristofaro
• Leda Gloria
• Dante Maggio
• Guglielmina Marchi
• Carlo Seralessandri
• Giuseppe Zago