On his way to Africa, Don Pietro, a young missionary priest has his suitcase stolen in the station of Naples. While trying to retrieve his baggage he realizes how miserable the city of Naples is. Then he decides that his mission is there in Naples, He creates his 'The Boys' Town' a shelter for poor kids, aka the 'scugnizzi' (street urchins), with a view to putting them back on the right track. Some of the kids, though, do not play by the rules just using that 'home' as a convenient place for hiding the product of their thefts...
Genre: Drama
Stars: Adolfo Celi, Tina Pica, Mario Russo, Luigi Dermastro, Antonio Cirelli, Clemente De Michele
Crew: Luigi Comencini (Screenplay), Piero Gherardi (Production Design), Aldo Buzzi (Screenplay), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (Story), Nino Rota (Original Music Composer), Suso Cecchi d'Amico (Screenplay)
Country: Italy
Language: Italiano
Studio: Lux Film
Runtime: 80 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 10, 1948
IMDb: 4.1
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