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The Silent Partner (1939)

The Silent Partner poster
Original title
Il socio invisibile
Directed by
Roberto Roberti
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A businessman takes a risky step regarding a financial scheme that involves a silent partner. The situation grows complicated as others become suspicious and the stakes rise.

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What happens

The Silent Partner (Italian: Il socio invisibile) is a 1939 Italian drama film directed by Roberto Roberti and starring Carlo Romano, Clara Calamai and Evi Maltagliati. It is based on the 1928 novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto, which was turned into a British film The Mysterious Mr. Davis the same year. It was made by the Rome-based Scalera Films. The sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Alfredo Manzi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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