When in Rome

"You'll have a wonderful time!"

1952 1h 18m EN

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7.7

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6.6

IMDB

★7.7TMDB · 3★6.6IMDB · 327

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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An American fugitive flees to Rome and eludes capture by masquerading as the American priest he met enroute.

“You'll have a wonderful time!”

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Cast

Van Johnson
Father John X. Halligan
Paul Douglas
Joe Brewster
Joseph Calleia
Aggiunto Bodulli
Carlo Rizzo
Antonio Silesto
Tudor Owen
Father McGinniss
Mimi Aguglia
Rosa
Harry Hayden
Girdle Salesman
Dino Nardi
Commissario Genoa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clarence Brown
Writers: Charles Schnee, Dorothy Kingsley, Robert Buckner
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Van Johnson and Paul Douglas and Joseph Calleia carry the top of the cast.

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AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "You'll have a wonderful time!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045324 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Clarence Brown directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Van Johnson and Paul Douglas and Joseph Calleia carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "You'll have a wonderful time!".
7IMDB entry: tt0045324 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "rome, italy", "fugitive", "on the run", "american abroad".