47 morto che parla

1950
1h 24m

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Silvana Pampanini and Totò in 47 morto che parla (1950)

The story is set in a small town near Naples in early 1900. Baron Antonio Peletti is a stingy, cruel man who lives in a luxurious house, but only spends the bare minimum on the needs of his ... Read allThe story is set in a small town near Naples in early 1900. Baron Antonio Peletti is a stingy, cruel man who lives in a luxurious house, but only spends the bare minimum on the needs of his son and future daughter-in-law.The story is set in a small town near Naples in early 1900. Baron Antonio Peletti is a stingy, cruel man who lives in a luxurious house, but only spends the bare minimum on the needs of his son and future daughter-in-law.

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One of the Classic Italian Comedies

47 Morto Che Parla was one of six films starring the popular comedian Toto that were released in just the year 1950.Veteran scenarists Age and Scarpelli devised a clever vehicle for the great star combining: an old plot from Ettore Petrolini in which townspeople trick a man into thinking he is dead, the Moliere satire The Miser, and a bit of Jules Verne. (Five Weeks In a Balloon) The turn of century period setting is pleasantly brought to life by expert director Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia.Toto plays his part (a baron who hoards a treasure chest full of valuable jewels supposed to help build an elementary school) to the hilt, constantly reminding fellow citizens that he really has no money and that any time there is a cost, "Io pago!" (I land up paying) Silvia Pampanini lends able support as a pretty traveling music hall singer cajoled into pretending to be a phantom spirit who will guide the supposedly dead Toto in the afterlife to...the hidden box of wealth.

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The title "47 Morto Che Parla" (literally, "47 Dead Man Talking") refers to the "Smorfia Napoletana", a popular association between dream imagery and numbers traditionally used in Southern Italy and especially Naples as a "guide" to play the game of the Lotto. For example, a dream featuring someone who is dead talking to the dreamer would be associated with the number 47, encouraging the dreamer to play it at the next Lotto.