Riento, Virgilio

Post by **Emiliano** » 18/03/2022, 17:21

: Virgilio Riento, in Cineguida 1943

Virgilio Riento made his debut as a protagonist in the Totò's most famous film Miseria e nobiltà (1940). With the great popularity gained from this success he became one of the major screen comedians with the taste of the caricature of the forties.[1]

Biographical note[1]

Birthplace: Rome.
Foreign languages: French.
Revue theater and vaudeville.

Partial filmography[1]

Miseria e nobiltà (1940)
Re del circo (1941) ... The uncle
Teresa Venerdì (1941) .... The waiter
C'è un fantasma nel castello (1942) .... The dabbler cop
Avanti c'è posto... (1942) .... The ticket controller
La maestrina (1942) .... The beadle
La zia di Carlo (1943) ..... The trustee

Notes and sources

1. Dante Lazzaro. Cineguida 1943.