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Aces to the fore (1954)

Aces to the fore poster
Original title
Assi alla ribalta
Directed by
Giorgio Cristallini, Ferdinando Baldi
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 13m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective agency boss sends two clumsy and bumbling detectives to watch all the theaters in town, believing a jewel thief is performing on stage. As the detectives wander from theater to theater, the film strings together a series of comedy sketches from various revues.

lightheartedchaoticcomicalfast-pacedplayfulslapstickwhimsicaltheatrical

What happens

Assi alla ribalta è un film, del 1954, diretto da Ferdinando Baldi e Giorgio Cristallini. Il direttore dell'agenzia investigativa "La Rapida" scopre che un ladro di gioielli frequenta il teatro. Così da l'incarico a due goffi e pasticcioni detective di sorvegliare tutti i teatri della zona. L'attività svolta dai due, entrando di teatro in teatro, fa quindi da filo conduttore collegando numerose scenette riprese da varie riviste e ampiamente sfruttate in seguito anche dalla TV. Nel film compare anche il gruppo The Rocky Mountains Ol' Time Stompers mentre accompagna l'esibizione di Bruno Dossena. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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