Lidia Quaranta
Acting
Biography
She began her career as an actress in the theater, in the Dante Testa company. In 1910, together with her sister Letizia, she was hired by Itala Film, but her film debut took place in the same year in the short film L'ignota produced by Aquila Films. 1914 is the year of her artistic consecration with the interpretation in the film Cabiria, which also makes her gain international fame. Between 1915 and 1920 he starred in several films, produced by other film companies; among these we remember the film The three sentimental. After this film he moved to Fert, for which he acted in some films. She died in 1928, aged 36, of a bout of pneumonia. She is buried in the Monumental Cemetery of Turin.
Known For
Young Cabiria is kidnapped by pirates and sold as a slave in Carthage. Just as she's to be sacrificed to Moloch, Cabiria is rescued by Fulvius Axilla, a good-hearted Roman spy, and his powerful slave, Maciste. The trio are broken up as Cabiria is entrusted to a woman of noble birth. With Cabiria's fate unknown, Maciste punished for his heroism, and Fulvius sent away to fight for Rome, is there any hope of our heroes reuniting?
Cabiria
A silent short movie about the war-heroine Maria Bricca
Maria Bricca
Italian drama directed by Vincenzo Denizot.
Like a Sister
Directed by Dante Testa and Gino Zaccaria.
Padre
A doctor finds himself infected by a deadly disease.
The Dread of Doom
Count De Cay is happily married to a beautiful woman loyal to him. During an innocent and fortuitous encounter with one of his ex-lovers, however, he is surprised by his elderly uncles, who warn the countess.
I Want to Betray My Husband
One of the most exciting crime thrillers of its era, Vincenzo Denizot’s Tigris depicts a cat-and-mouse game between a renowned detective, Roland (Alessandro Bernard), and the criminal gang led by the man called “Tigris” (Edoardo Davesnes, who also plays the roles of Leblanc and Il Commissario).
Tigris
Lost film. Details unknown. Not to be confused with Secrets of a Soul (1926).
Secrets of the Soul
No description available.
Il tesoro dei Louzat
Italian horror movie from 1913.
Among the Roars of Beasts
Frank Alberti is the guardian of Lydia, a sweet and unsuspecting young girl. By the terms of his brother's will in the event of her death he will come into possession of her property. He plots to remove her and adopts despicable methods. He is a man of some prominence and he enlists the services of one Bernard, a gambler, who is possessed of remarkable hypnotic power over weaker minds.
The Mysteries of Souls
No description available.