The Man with the Grey Glove

The Man with the Grey Glove (Italian: L'uomo dal guanto grigio) is a 1948 Italian mystery crime film directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Annette Bach, Roldano Lupi and Antonio Centa. Cinematographer Gábor Pogány used a number of camera shots to give the production the feel of a film noir. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ottavio Scotti. It earned around sixty five million lire at the box office.

The Man with the Grey Glove
Directed by	Camillo Mastrocinque
Written by	Camillo Mastrocinque Vittorio Nino Novarese Fulvio Palmieri
Produced by	Giulio Manenti
Starring	Annette Bach Roldano Lupi Antonio Centa
Cinematography	Gábor Pogány
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Music by	Ezio Carabella
Production company	Manenti Film
Distributed by	Manenti Film Francinex (France)
Release date	11 November 1948 (1948-11-11)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Synopsis

Set in the art world, a forgery of a famous painting leads on to a series of murders. The chief suspect in the case Anna, a young artist, and her friend Silvio decide to take on the investigation themselves to unmask the real culprit.

Cast

• Annette Bach as Anna Gaddi
• Roldano Lupi as Claudio Drago
• Antonio Centa as Max
• Mario Del Monaco as Silvio Martini
• Eros Belloni as Il direttore radio
• Leo Garavaglia as Il medico legale
• Lauro Gazzolo as Il critico d'arte
• Renato Malavasi as Il ministro
• Armando Migliari as Il commissario P.S.
• Zora Piazza as La ballerina
• Pina Piovani as Amalia
• Sandro Ruffini as L'ispettore Pasquini
• Agostino Salvietti as Il custode del museo
• Filippo Scelzo as Tambroni
• Stefano Sibaldi as L'intendente belle arti
• Gualtiero Tumiati as Il pittore Masero
• Gaetano Verna as L'altro intendente

Bibliography

• Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991.
• Curti, Roberto. Italian Giallo in Film and Television: A Critical History. McFarland, 2022.

External links

• The Man with the Grey Glove at IMDb