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Too Bad She's Bad
Too Bad She's Bad
Directed by	Alessandro Blasetti
Written by	Suso Cecchi d'Amico; Alessandro Continenza; Ennio Flaiano
Starring	Marcello Mastroianni; Sophia Loren; Vittorio De Sica
Cinematography	Aldo Giordani
Edited by	Mario Serandrei
Music by	Alessandro Cicognini
Production; company	Documento Film
Distributed by	CEI Incom
Release dates	25 January 1955 (Italy); 24 December 1955 (U.S.);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Too Bad She's Bad (Italian: Peccato che sia una canaglia) is a 1955 Italian comedy directed by Alessandro Blasetti.^[1] It stars Sophia Loren and is based on Alberto Moravia's story "Fanatico", from his Racconti Romani.^[1]

It was shot at the Cinecittà Studios and on location around Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mario Chiari and Mario Garbuglia.

Plot

Young and shapely Lina Stroppiani and her two accomplices try to con a taxi driver out of his cab and money, with unexpected results when he discovers what they are up to.

Cast

Vittorio De Sica as "Professor" Vittorio Stroppiani
Sophia Loren as Lina Stroppiani, the "professor's" daughter
Marcello Mastroianni as Paolo Silvestrelli, a taxi driver
Marcella Melnati as Lina's grandmother, the "professor's" mother
Giorgio Sanna as Peppino
Michael Simone as Toto
Umberto Melnati as Robbery victim
Margherita Bagni as Elsa, Umberto's wife
Mario Scaccia as Robbery victim
Wanda Benedetti as Valeria, Mario's wife
Walter Bartoletti as Brunetto
Mario Passante as Commissioner
Memmo Carotenuto as Cesare, a taxi driver
Giacomo Furia as Luigi, a taxi driver
Lina Furia as Luigi's wife
Vittorio Braschi as Fence
Manlio Busoni as Journalist
Giulio Calì as Night watchman
John Stacy as English tourist
Maria Britneva as Tourist's wife
Giulio Paradisi as Server in bar
Marga Cella as Bar owner
Pietro Carloni as Intriguing gentleman
Amalia Pellegrini as Old woman at station
Mauro Sacripanti as Peppino
Pasquale Cennamo as Sergeant
Franco Fantasia as Radiologist
Nino Dal Fabbro as dishonest car mechanic

References

^ ^a ^b Crowther, Bosley (December 26, 1955). "Too Bad She's Bad (1954) Italian Import at the Bijou; Sophia Loren Stars in 'Too Bad She's Bad' Portrays the Daughter of Vittorio De Sica".

External links

Too Bad She's Bad at IMDb

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[NYT-1] Crowther, Bosley (December 26, 1955). "Too Bad She's Bad (1954) Italian Import at the Bijou; Sophia Loren Stars in 'Too Bad She's Bad' Portrays the Daughter of Vittorio De Sica".

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