The Wayward Wife
1953The ever-growing popularity of Gina Lollobrigida was a decided box-office asset when the Italian La Provinciale was distributed to the U.S. as The Wayward Wife. Lollobrigida acquits herself quite nicely in the tensely dramatic role of a much-put-upon small-town girl named Cemma. Seduced by a lad who turns out to be a relative, Cemma is tossed out of her home. Seeking security, she impulsively marries bookish science professor Franco Vagnuzzi (Gabriele Ferzetti). Bored by her marriage, Cemma doesn't realize the true value of her loving husband until it's almost too late. The original 118-minute run time was reduced for U.S. release.
Acted in
Gina Lollobrigida
as Germaine Foresi
Gabriele Ferzetti
as Franco Vagnuzzi
Franco Interlenghi
as Paolo Sartori
Alda Mangini
as Elvira Coceanu
Renato Baldini
as Luciano Vittoni - L'amante di Gemma
Marilyn Buferd
as Anna Sartori (as Marylin Buferd)
Alfredo Carpegna
as Il conte Sartori (uncredited)
Barbara Berg
as Vannina
Nanda Primavera
as La signora Foresi, madre di Gemma