Italia (Helene Chanel) is the secondary antagonist of the 1961 Italian comedy film, "Gerarchi is muore".
Italia serves as a personal nurse to an ex-facist, Commendadore Frioppi (Aldo Fabrizi), who suffers from heart problems. Frioppi is invited to the home of an Industrialist named Ambrogio Merletti (Luigi Pavese), who has just purchased a haunted castle. Merletti is attempting to come to terms in a business deal with Frioppi.
It is soon learned that Italia has been giving Frioppi medicine that induces his heart problems. She is actually working with the butler Giuseppe (Ubaldo Lay), who is a thief. The two have organized fake ghost appearances thanks to their helpers Scilla (Franco Franchi) and Cariddi (Ciccio Ingrassia). This is done in order to chase away the new inhabitants of the castle, where in reality they are busy printing counterfeit banknotes.
A real ghost of the castle (Raymond Vianello) makes things even more complicated, when he steals a suitcase full of the banknotes that Italia has hidden under the bed of Frioppi. When Italia goes to check on the suitcase, she is discovered by Frioppi.
While Italia is chasing down the suitcase, she falls through a trap door in the flooring when a undercover officer wearing a night in shining armor pulls a lever. Italia ends up falling onto a bed, surrounded by officers, and she is taken into custody.
Trivia[]
- Helene Chanel appeared as Jacqueline in the 1961 Italian comedy film "I Tre Nemici".
- Helene Chanel appeared as Queen Ming in the 1965 peplum film "Conqueror of Atlantis".
- Helene Chanel appeared as Judgement Jane Case in the 1967 Italian Spaghetti Western film, "2 Rrringos No Texas".
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