Shoeshine

At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys Pasquale, an orphan, and Giuseppe, his younger friend are riding. The pair have been saving to buy a horse of their own to ride...

Cast

Franco Interlenghi

as Pasquale Maggi

Rinaldo Smordoni

as Giuseppe Filippucci

Annielo Mele

as Raffaele

Bruno Ortenzi

as Arcangeli

Emilio Cigoli

as Staffera

Gino Saltamerenda

as il Panza (uncredited)

Peppino Spadaro

as L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)

Antonio Nicotra

as Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)

Leo Garavaglia

as il commissario (uncredited)

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