"Lurch"

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"Lurch"

Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:33

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"Lurch" in Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! (1951)
This unidentified generico was active in Italian cinema at least throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

He's slim and very tall with a somewhat sinister appearance, his characteristic face distinguished by his balding head, prominent cheekbones and large nose, and usually seen with a moustache and a monocle. Due to his height, he usually towers over the other generici and thus tends to stand out and be easy to notice.

He reminds me of "Lurch", the tall and physically imposing butler in The Addams Family, hence the nickname.

Filmography

1938
  1. Stella del mare .... Restaurant customer

    1939
  2. Imputato, alzatevi! .... Nightclub customer in brawl

    1940
  3. Il ponte dei sospiri .... Man at tavern

    1942
  4. 7 Jahre Glück .... Arrested bank robber
  5. A che servono questi quattrini? …. Man at the horse race
  6. Harlem …. Nightclub customer

    1943
  7. Dagli Appennini alle Ande .... Bar customer
  8. Due cuori fra le belve .... Audience member at lecture

    1945
  9. Il canto della vita …. Man at the village party
  10. La vita ricomincia …. Man at the gambling club

    1946
  11. Sciuscià …. Police officer

    1949
  12. Se fossi deputato …. Studio set worker
  13. Torna a Napoli …. Man in the bus station

    1950
  14. Luci del varietà …. Man who refuses to pay the company

    1951
  15. Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! …. The tall hotel guest

    1952
  16. Gli angeli del quartiere .... Market customer
  17. Il sogno di Zorro .... Cockfight spectator

    1954
  18. Una donna libera …. Theatre audience member

    1955
  19. Giuramento d'amore …. Theatre audience member
  20. I pappagalli …. Audience member at the concert

    1956
  21. Amaramente .... Audience member in the recording studio
  22. Moglie e buoi... .... Man at the screening
  23. Totò lascia o raddoppia? .... Man at the race track

    1957
  24. Interpol .... Plane passenger arriving in Rome
  25. Le notti di Cabiria .... Man at the mass (uncredited)
  26. Mariti in città .... Man at the reunion
  27. Onore e sangue .... Courtroom reporter

    1966
  28. Io, io, io.... e gli altri .... Bar customer
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Re: Lurch

Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:37

7 Jahre Glück (1942) as Arrested bank robber.

This is one of those German/Italian co-productions that was shot simultaneously in German and Italian language versions, with partially different casts. The Italian version named 7 anni di felicità is currently unavailable, but I would assume that our man plays the same role in that version.
Sieben Jahre Gluck - Lurch1.jpg
Sieben Jahre Gluck - Lurch2.jpg
Sieben Jahre Gluck - Lurch3.jpg

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Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:39

A che servono questi quattrini? (1942) as Man at the horse race.

He can be glimpsed very briefly with hat and monocle in the background.
Questi Quattrini - Lurch1.jpg
Questi Quattrini - Lurch2.jpg
Questi Quattrini - Lurch3.jpg

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Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:41

Due cuori fra le belve (1943) as Audience member at lecture, with a larger moustache than usual.
Due Cuori - Lurch1.jpg
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Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:42

Il canto della vita (1945) as Man at the village party, towering over the other generici.
Canto Della Vita - Lurch1.jpg
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Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:44

La vita ricomincia (1945) as Man at the gambling club.

Not shown very well here, but I'm pretty sure the tall man in the back is him.
Vita Ricomincia - Lurch1.jpg
Vita Ricomincia - Lurch2.jpg

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Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:46

Maracatumba... ma non è una rumba! (1951) as The tall hotel guest who intimidates Renato Rascel.
Maracatumba - Lurch1.jpg
Maracatumba - Lurch2.jpg
Maracatumba - Lurch3.jpg
Maracatumba - Lurch4.jpg
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Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:47

I pappagalli (1955) as Audience member at the concert
Pappagalli - Lurch1.jpg
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Amaramente (1956) as Audience member in the recording studio
Amaramente - Lurch.jpg

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Post by Johan Melle » 15/01/2022, 14:49

Moglie e buoi... (1956) as Man at the screening
Moglie E Buoi - Lurch.jpg

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