16 Oct 2014
Leopardi
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.
The Affairs of Cellini
Hanging is too good for Cellini...declared the Duchess, so she smothered him...in her arms!
The 16th-century sculptor woos the Duchess of Florence despite the duke.
Top Billed Cast
Constance Bennett Duchess of Florence
Fredric March Benvenuto Cellini
Frank Morgan Alessandro, Duke of Florence
Fay Wray Angela
Vince Barnett Ascanio
Jessie Ralph Beatrice
Louis Calhern Ottaviano
Jay Eaton Polverino
Paul Harvey Emissary
Jack Rutherford Captain of the Guards
Irene Ware Daughter of the Royal House of Bocci
Lucille Ball Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon Girl (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore Court Member (uncredited)
Ward Bond Palace Guard Finding Cellini's Clothes (uncredited)
Lane Chandler Jailer (uncredited)
James Flavin Palace Guard (uncredited)
Bess Flowers Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Mary Lange Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch Executioner (uncredited)
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