The Devil's Gondola (Italian: La gondola del diavolo) is a 1946 Italian historical drama-crime film directed by Carlo Campogalliani and starring Loredana, Carlo Lombardi, and Erminio Spalla. Made by Scalera Films, it was shot at the Cinevillaggio Studios complex in Venice during the wartime Italian Social Republic. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Luigi Scaccianoce and Ottavio Scotti. Synopsis In the Venetian Republic a series of murders are carried out by a hooded man in black who always makes his escape through the city's waterways on a gondola. Cast Loredana as Marina Carlo Lombardi as messer Stelio Ricunis Erminio Spalla as Marco, il gondoliere Nino Pavese as Idillius, il bravo Alfredo Varelli as Paolo Venier Flora Marino as Imperia Letizia Quaranta as Madre di Paolo Carlo Micheluzzi as Il ministro di giustizia Mario Sailer as Lorenzo Giorgio Piamonti as Alvise Venier, padre di Paolo Edgardo Pellegrini as Bambino Giorgio Malvezzi as Uomo bravo Roberto Mauri as Altro bravo Michael Tor as Oste Gianni Cavalieri as ambasciatore di Francia Giorgia Piccoli Cristina Veronesi References Bibliography Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on film and television: a worldwide filmography of over 2550 works, 1895 through 2000. McFarland & Co., 2002. External links 1946 films Italian crime drama films Italian black-and-white films Italian historical films 1940s historical films 1946 crime drama films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo Campogalliani Films shot in Venice Films set in Venice 1940s Italian films