The Italian (1915 film)
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The Italian is a 1915 American silent film feature which tells the story of an Italian gondolier who comes to the United States to make his fortune but instead winds up working as a shoeshiner and exp
Contemporary pamphlet for the film
George Beban in The Italian
Screenwriter C. Gardner Sullivan (pictured) wrote the story with Thomas H. Ince.
Clara Williams as Beppo's wife, Annette, with "Little Tony"
Gondola
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The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian lagoon. It is typically propelled by a gondolier, who uses a rowing oar, which is not fa
A gondola ride
La Riva by John Singer Sargent
A gondola on the Grand Canal
Gondolas on the Grand Canal