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Television (1931)

Television poster
Directed by
Charles de Rochefort
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A comedy about a television invention and the silly situations it creates. The story follows characters trying to use the new technology for their own schemes.

lightheartedplayfulfast-paceddatedslapstickwhimsicalenergeticstagey

What happens

Television (Italian: Televisione) is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Charles de Rochefort and starring Anna Maria Dossena, Silvio Orsini and Amina Pirani Maggi. Adapted from the play by Howard Irving Young, it was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris. Paramount Pictures was pursuing a strategy of producing multiple-language versions there, and this film was made in several different languages. The film's sets were designed by Paolo Reni. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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