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- DirectorMario CameriniStarsVittorio De SicaAssia NorisEnrico GloriIn a fit of jealousy, store clerk Assia Norris walks out on her boyfriend and heads for a vacation in the Alps, but not before "borrowing" a high-priced ski wardrobe.
- DirectorMax NeufeldStarsAlida ValliAmedeo NazzariLilia SilviA young woman decides to go back to school without the knowledge of her doctor husband.
- DirectorCarmine GalloneStarsBeniamino GigliCarla RustLucie EnglischA famed tenor from the US, relaxing on a farm near Naples and singing in the fields, is mistaken by a lady journalist for an unknown talent she has discovered. He plays along and even falls in love with her.
- DirectorNunzio MalasommaStarsAmedeo NazzariAntonio GandusioGuglielmo BarnabòThe daughter of an American prison inspector lets a dangerous gangster and his two convict girlfriends loose.To avoid a scandal the inspector substitutes the daughter, his wife, and another man to pretend to be the missing inmates.
- DirectorEdgar NevilleStarsFosco GiachettiRafael RivellesConchita MontesDuring the Spanish Civil War, a Falangist assigned to the University City is ordered to tour Madrid disguised as a Republican militiaman to deliver a message to a leader of the Resistance. Once the order is fulfilled, he takes the opportunity to visit his girlfriend, who lives under the protection of the father of his maid, a faithful Republican. But when the Falangist returns to the University City, he is seriously wounded and takes refuge in a hollow in which a wounded militiaman is also hiding. Together they will spend the last hours of their lives, understanding the futility of a fratricidal war.
- DirectorAlessandro BlasettiStarsGino CerviLuisa FeridaRina MorelliGino Cervi, Luisa Ferida, and Osvaldo Valenti star in this Italian swashbuckler which would have starred Errol Flynn or Douglas Fairbanks had it been made in Hollywood. Salvatore Rosa was a versatile poet and painter of landscapes and battles. His romantic life is the inspiration for this fictional tale of the masked hero, "The Ant", Rosa's alter-ego, a friend and defender of the poor citizens...
- DirectorAmleto PalermiStarsIsa PolaCarlo NinchiDoris DurantiYoung Tiruddu returns home to his Sicilian village after completing his military service to find his fiancée, Lola, married to a rich and possessive businessman. But Lola soon provokes her former beau and Tiruddu succumbs to her charms. Santuzza, who is in love with Tiruddu is quick to inform the husband of Lola's infidelity.
- DirectorCarmine GalloneStarsMaria CebotariFosco GiachettiLucie EnglischIn an updated version of the Butterfly story, a visiting American conductor leaves a pregnant singer in Italy, promising to return and marry her. Four years later he returns with a wife and hears his old love perform her swan song.
- DirectorCorrado D'ErricoStarsErmete ZacconiRossano BrazziFilippo ScelzoThe great Greek philosopher Socrates, is accused of corruption of the young.
- DirectorBenito PerojoAldo VerganoStarsEstrellita CastroJulio PeñaAlberto RomeaThree poor but good-natured gypsies find their way to a temporarily better life when a millionaire engages them on Christmas Eve to play son, daughter and tutor as his sister from America paying him a visit expects to find a family man.
- DirectorEduardo De FilippoStarsRosina LawrenceEduardo De FilippoPeppino De FilippoAn American starlet inflames two Italian peasants who forget about their respective fiancees; one of them even thinks of marrying her and begins to plan the engagement banquet. When the girl decides to leave the countryside, harmony returns.
- DirectorMario SoldatiStarsAssia NorisCarlo NinchiMiretta Mauri
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaStarsTotòLuisa FeridaCalisto BertramoA baron is obliged to marry his cousin within two days in order for him to get an inheritance. If he doesn't marry, the inheritance will go to an animal clinic.
- DirectorNunzio MalasommaStarsAntonio GandusioNino BesozziSergio TofanoSeven girls show up at the home of the aging-Count Varani and claim they are his daughters, and bring sufficient enough evidence to make him believe them. Leonardo, the Count's son, return from an African trip and starts to check on the girls with the intent of disproving their claim. And, since he is falling in love with Lisa,one of the claimants, it is important to prove he is not her step-brother.
- DirectorMax NeufeldStarsAlida ValliAntonio CentaCarlo LombardiWhile on her way to dance class, ballerina Greta Larsen is given a ride by the handsome crown prince Giorgio. Though it's all very innocent, gossiping tongues begin wagging and before long Greta has been identified as the prince's love.
- DirectorJeff MussoStarsRaimuJacqueline DelubacPierre BrasseurLate-fall sunshine for an aging man.
- DirectorAugusto GeninaStarsLilian HarveyVittorio De SicaOtto TreßlerA wardrobe mistress at a Vienna theatre wins a competition, receiving as her prize a luxury tour round Italy. On the train she meets an impoverished young Italian who pretends to be a prince.
- DirectorMax NeufeldStarsAlida ValliUmberto MelnatiOsvaldo ValentiAn electronic engineer is called by the Hungarian Television Directorate to test the new television installations. He arrives in the capital, Budapest, together with his girlfriend.
- DirectorMario CameriniStarsAssia NorisJohn LodgeRubi DalmaThe sole girl pupil of a school for pickpockets is caught in the act stealing from a well dressed Count but he hires her to steal the watch of an ambassador who he thinks is having an affair with the countess.
- DirectorJeff MussoStarsRaimuJacqueline DelubacPierre Brasseur
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsErminio MacarioLeila GuarniErnesto AlmiranteCipriano Duval is an Italian who has emigrated to Paris, where he works in a pediatric clinic as a nurse.
- DirectorCarlo BorghesioMario SoldatiStarsEnrico ViarisioGiuseppe PorelliElsa De GiorgiA old man, having become rich in America, becomes nostalgic for the girl he loved back in Italy. When he returns and finds her gone, some opportunists scheme to get his money by making a film for him with a girl with a similar smile.
- DirectorMario BonnardStarsSergio TofanoClelia MataniaCarlo Romano
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsErminio MacarioFranca GioietaAmleto FilippiCousins Michele and Tommaso are told by a notary that a distant uncle has left a large sum of money for them.
- DirectorJean ChouxStarsViviane RomanceGeorges FlamantGuillaume de SaxIn a young republic of South America lives Angélica, a woman of rare beauty. She will literally bewitch General Manrique Ruiz, nicknamed "El Salvador", then at the height of his glory. This one ends up finding himself under the influence of the beautiful but cruel Angélica. "El Salvador" then burns its wings for having succumbed to the charms of the young woman and sees its star gradually tarnish with the population before falling into full decline.
- DirectorAndré BerthomieuStarsDita ParloAlbert PréjeanJules Berry
- DirectorGiorgio FerroniMarcel L'HerbierStarsTito SchipaMireille BalinMarie GloryA prominent tenor kills a man in a fit of jealousy.After years of forced labor as a convict, he attempts to return to his wife and child and to his singing career.
- DirectorAmleto PalermiStarsArmando FalconiPaola BarbaraOtello TosoA nobleman finds out that his daughter's husband betrays her and decides to help her.
- DirectorGianni Franciolini
- DirectorGoffredo AlessandriniStarsCamillo PilottoEnrico GloriMario FerrariThe film takes place at the end of the 19th century. The Cardinal Guglielmo Massaia has spent 20 years in Ethiopia to convert people to the Catholic Church. He comes back to Italy and he tries to get the help of the government of Piedmont. The Count Cavour, although he appreciates the Cardinal's deeds in Africa, cannot grant his Cabinet's support to the Cardinal's plans. The missionary man, trusting the Divine Providence, goes back to Africa by himself. The Cardinal, who is known among the people as Abuna Messias, becomes a friend of king Menelik. The support of the king is fundamental to spread his word and accomplish his mission. The Head of the Coptic Church, Abuna Attanasio, does whatever he can to prevent Massaia from reaching his goals and to get him exiled from Ethiopia. Menelik refuses to help Abuna Attanasio, who decides to address the Emperor, thus igniting a war between the Emperor and his subject Menelik. In order to end the war, the Cardinal decides to leave Africa, having nevertheless ordained a young Ethiopian priest, who will continue his mission.
- DirectorGuido BrignoneStarsGiuseppe LugoLaura NucciUgo Ceseri
- DirectorJohannes MeyerStarsBeniamino GigliKirsten HeibergElsa WagnerA tenor marries a ballerina but his impresario causes their marriage to crumble.
- DirectorMax NeufeldStarsMarie GloryAntonio CentaCarlo Lombardi
- DirectorRaffaello MatarazzoStarsPaola BarbaraCarla CandianiCamillo PilottoA young lady is employed by a millionaire. She is kidnapped instead of the rich woman by a gang, on behalf of people who were interested in the rich woman's disappearance. She is brought to a special hotel, where the guests are people who are imprisoned because their families wanted to get rid of them. The rich woman is finally able to convince a police officer to investigate the strange vanishing. A prisoner goes mad and sets fire to the prison, which could not have been detected otherwise, freeing the disappeared at last.
- DirectorPiero BalleriniStarsEmma GramaticaLaura NucciBianca Doria
- DirectorGennaro RighelliStarsGiovanni ManuritaVanna VanniLaura NucciGino, who has a tenor voice equal to that of a famous singer, now voiceless, is hired by a company to replace him. When the worker realizes he has been deceived, it's too late. However, there is a way to break free from that obligation.
- DirectorDomenico GambinoStarsCamillo PilottoGermana PaolieriDria Paola"Black Crossing" - In an Oriental port a group of people embarks a trader designated for Europe. One of them, a shady individual, entrusts the captain with a box of valuables to be kept until the end of the journey.
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsElsa MerliniVittorio De SicaGiuditta RissoneA young and rich widow hires an unemployed man, Pietro, to make him live with her and to let everybody believe he is her lover. The man accepts the situation to earn a living, but in the end he falls in love with the widow and she falls in love with him too. Pietro, to gain his dignity back, moves away to look for a more decent job. He unexpectedly inherits a fortune from America that makes him suddenly a wealthy man. He goes back to the widow just in time to prevent her from marrying the wrong man.
- DirectorMarco ElterStarsAssia NorisMino DoroCamillo PilottoThe film stars Assia Noris and Mino d'Oro (later changed to Doro.) Noris is on her way to marry an unseen suitor in the New World and manages to fall in with some pirates. But, unknown to her, her fiancé (d'Oro)is one of the pirate crew members. At some point (probably between the missing songs in the shortened USA version), the twain does meet
- DirectorGennaro RighelliStarsSandro RuffiniGemma D'AlbaLoretta VinciAn Italian engineer, who works for an American firm, is asked by his boss to go to Italy and bring his niece back. He takes a lady friend on the trip, but is very surprised to find out that the "baby girl" is instead pretty much grown up and strong-willed. Worse on, she gets a crush on him, sparking a rivalry with his partner.
- DirectorJohannes MeyerStarsBeniamino GigliKirsten HeibergHilde KörberSimultaneously filmed German language version of Italian film, Casa Lontana. An impresario interferes with a romance between a tenor and a ballet dancer, and must be dealt with if they are to be wed.
- DirectorEnrico GuazzoniStarsEnnio CerlesiMaria GardenaMino Doro
- DirectorMario CameriniStarsRuggero RuggeriArmando FalconiMaria DenisA 19th century count of declining fortunes is approached by three ambitious men who have designs on whatever wealth he still maintains.A mysterious document plays a part in this drama.
- DirectorGennaro RighelliStarsAngelo MuscoLeda GloriaRosina AnselmiAngelo Musco leaves his small town in Sicily to go to Rome for an operation. Once there, he decides he likes that continental air and proceeds to acquire a veneer of same...and also acquires a dancer, sporting-and-claiming an even-larger dose of Continental Veneer. They return together to Sicily with Musco under the impression she comes from the continent. Leda's clothes, manners, habits and flirting ways start a small revelation-style revolution, which is not to Musco's liking. He ships Leda back to Rome, but not before learning that he has been taken in by a Scilian native, as Leda was born in a near-by town.
- DirectorFlavio CalzavaraStarsGiovanni GrassoRiccardo FredaCarlo DuseDuring the Ethiopian war, thirteen boys embark clandestinely on a merchant ship bound for Africa. Following the shipwreck, they are castaway on a desert island...
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsAntonio GandusioNino TarantoLaura NucciFrom the shipwreck of a ship in the equatorial seas a senior lawyer, a bachelor, his waiter and seven women who have lost their husbands are saved on a lifeboat. All these survivors manage to reach an unknown island.
- DirectorAlessandro BlasettiStarsFilippo RomitoElisa CeganiCamillo PilottoA lady pianist and a baritone squabble,meeting on a ship and before Milan shows. After a rude response by critics and an audience claque, the singer makes a hit pretending to be a Russian artist and the couple find romance.
- DirectorAmleto PalermiStarsVittorio De SicaMaria DenisRenato CialenteAn artist finds, when he comes to the city, that his real mother, not the peasant woman who brought him up , is a former actress there.
- DirectorCarlo CampogallianiStarsAmedeo NazzariLeda GloriaEnzo BiliottiFalsely accused of murder and with only a mute as a witness, a blacksmith escapes to Argentina. But when he is free to go home a woman in turn falsely accuses him of drug peddling.
- DirectorCarlo Ludovico BragagliaStarsUmberto MelnatiPaolo StoppaJunie AstorAdaptation of a comedy that had previously served as a vehicle for Raimu in France.Clodomiro and his friend, opposed to working,make a living by various swindles, one of them perpetrated on his rich businessman uncle.
- DirectorGino ValoriStarsMaria DenisAntonio CentaLilia Dale
- DirectorGennaro RighelliStarsMario FerrariDria PaolaLaura Nucci
- DirectorAngelo BesozziStarsElisa CeganiAmedeo NazzariLuigi CariniIn their youth a young girl and boy are lovers , but are frustrated as financial difficulties of the girl's father cause her to have to wed a wealthy man in order for her father to hold his position in life. They meet again in later years and carry on their love in clandestine fashion but even this is denied them because of circumstances. The lover joins the air, after years in the Savoy Lancers, and he soon meets death in the war.
- DirectorGiacinto SolitoStarsIva PacettiSilvana JachinoCesare BettariniIn the aftermath of a fire, a woman loses her voice.It is years later when she recovers it as well as the courage to respond to the love of a fellow musician.
- DirectorGino ValoriStarsCesare FantoniMilena PenovichTino ErlerIn a dockyards in Kenya, the boss plants suspicions on an Italian worker who he thinks has designs on his wife.
- DirectorAlberto SalviStarsUgo SassoGiulia CadoreGino Bianchi
- DirectorMario BafficoStarsMario FerrariNelly CorradiLaura Solari
- DirectorCamillo MastrocinqueStarsVivi GioiGiuseppe PorelliEnrico ViarisioA famous American director is looking for a special type of girl he needs to play in his next film.
- DirectorMario MattoliStarsNino BesozziAntonio GandusioMario ErsanilliGuido Renzi and his lawyer friend chase a beautiful girl to return a purse that he lost and after a long drive in the car reach the laboratory of an improvised astrophysicist - the girl's father - who, together with another scientist, is about to take off in the direction of Mars aboard a missile.
- DirectorAmleto PalermiStarsFosco GiachettiMarie GloryPaola BarbaraA young French girl visiting Naples ends up marrying a local engineer, but living in the midst of a very traditional Italian (conservative) family soon becomes intolerable for the vivacious girl, so she decides to leave her husband and return to France...
- DirectorGiuseppe AdamiGiacomo GentilomoStarsCesco BaseggioToti Dal MonteJunie AstorNinetta, a singer who is foreman in a tobacco factory, substitutes her voice at a show by her aspiring chanteuse daughter, so the daughter can please a count she has run off to marry, in this melodrama of maternal self sacrifice.