Carlo Borghesio Biography
Carlo Borghesio was a well-known director, writer, screenwriter, editor and assistant director who first saw the light in 1905 in Turin. He made his debut in the world of cinema in the early 1930s, working as an assistant director for Mario Mattoli and Alessandro Blasetti, together with Mario Soldati and Oreste Biancoli as screenwriters.
His move to direction came in 1936, when he directed the film Two Millions for a Smile together with Soldati. Borghesio received much fame as a director for directing the Milanese comedy star Erminio Macario in some of his most famous films, made in the post-war years.
Among the most important films he directed, wrote and edited are: The Two Compari (1955), The Steel Cord (1953), The Neighborhood Angels (1952), Napoleon (1951), Captain Demon (1950), The street urchin (1950), How I discovered America (1949), The hero of the street (1948), How I lost the war (1947), Aldo dice 26x1 (1945), Pote Chiuse (1945), The trial of Spinsters (1944), Two Hearts (1943), The Champion (1943), The Tramp (1941), Two Million for a Smile (1939), The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez (1939), Daddy's Mazurka (1938).
Borghesio passed away in 1983.