The Palace on the River

The Palace on the River (Italian: La Reggia sul fiume) is a 1940 Italian comedy film directed by Alberto Salvi and starring Ferdinand Guillaume, Leda Gloria and Gildo Bocci. Three penniless friends live in a slum by a river which they nickname "the palace". Taking pity on a struggling orphaned young woman, they take her in and look after her. In order to raise money so she can marry her sweetheart, they decide to try and collect a reward for capturing a notorious thief.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivo Battelli. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome.

Cast

 * Ferdinand Guillaume as Un barbone
 * Gino Bianchi as L'altro barbone
 * Gildo Bocci as Un terzo barbone
 * Liana Persi as L'orfana
 * Renzo Merusi as Il disoccupato
 * Renato Chiantoni as Le scrittore illuso
 * Giulio Alfieri
 * Iginia Armilli
 * Giulio Battiferri
 * Oreste Bilancia
 * Carlo De Cristofaro
 * Leda Gloria
 * Dante Maggio
 * Guglielmina Marchi
 * Carlo Seralessandri
 * Giuseppe Zago