Il signor Max

Il Signor Max is a 1937 Italian "white-telephones" comedy film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Vittorio De Sica and Assia Noris.

Plot
Gianni is a poor, young newspaper salesman in Rome. However, during his vacations he poses as Count Max Varaldo, an aristocrat. Once, on a cruise in Naples, he meets Donna Paola, a wealthy snob, and her maid Lauretta (a common, shy girl). After trying to establish a relationship with Donna Paola, Gianni, disappointed, decides to drop his alter ego Max and propose to Lauretta. However, she now believes that he is a Count. A series of humorous misunderstandings will happen before things get cleared.

Cast

 * Vittorio De Sica as Gianni/Max Varaldo
 * Assia Noris as Lauretta
 * Rubi Dalma as Donna Paola
 * Umberto Melnati as Riccardo
 * Lilia Dale as Pucci (billed as Adonella)
 * Virgilio Riento as Pepe
 * Mario Casaleggio as Uncle Pietro
 * Caterina Collo as Aunt Lucia
 * Ernesto Ghigi as Pierino
 * Romolo Costa as Commandante Baldi
 * Lilia Silvi as the orchard seller
 * Giuseppe Pierozzi as a taxi driver
 * Albino Principe as Bubi Bonci
 * Clara Padoa as Jeanne, the athlete on the train
 * Luciano Dorcoratto as the guide
 * Desiderio Nobile as the major
 * Armando Petroni as the pharmacist
 * Edda Soligo as a girl at the ball
 * Gianfranco Zanchi as the real Max Varaldo