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Bookmark this pageFull of Life (1956)
Director: Richard Quine
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From Time Out Film Guide
Breezy comedy, with gargantuan Baccaloni (a popular New York opera singer of the '50s) pissing off Italian-American couple Holliday and Conte by interfering in the birth of their child. Holliday has no special religious convictions but her boozy father-in-law-to-be insists she confirm her faith before the sprog is born. Holliday is vivacity itself; Baccaloni is a roly-poly firecracker; and the script by cult author John Fante (from his own novel) strikes just the right note.Author: NF
Cast & crew
Director: Richard Quine
Producer: Fred Kohlmar
Cast: Judy Holliday, Richard Conte, Salvatore Baccaloni, Esther Minciotti, Joe De Santis, Silvio Minciotti full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 91 mins
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