Poverty and Nobility
Apr 17 1954
•2h 30m
•Comedy
Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.
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Totò
Don Felice Sciosciammocca
Sophia Loren
Gemma
Enzo Turco
Pasquale
Dolores Palumbo
Luisella
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