Back to photostream

Ausonia in La course a l'amour

French postcard by Les Cinématographes Méric. Ausonia (Mario Guaita) in the French silent film La course à l'amour (Paul Barlatier / Charles Keppens, 1924).

 

Athletic muscleman Mario Guaita aka Ausonia (1881-1956) was an Italian actor, director, producer and scriptwriter in the silent era. He had his international breakthrough with Spartaco (Enrico Vidali 1913) and became a major actor in the Italian forzuto genre. In the early 1920s, he moved to Marseille, made a few films there and ran a cinema.

5,878 views
3 faves
0 comments
Uploaded on May 21, 2014
Taken on February 8, 2014