103 minutos
Policarpo De Tappetti is a calligrapher who works under the orders of Don César Pancarano de Rondò. For many years, Policarpo has been seeking a promotion and a raise that never comes, and, it seems, will never come. One day, Jerónimo, the son of Don César, meets Celeste, the daughter of Policarpo, and falls in love with her. Policarpo sees in that relationship the solution to his aspirations at work, and does everything in his power to make this relationship fruitful. Don César, who presumes to be a count, sees with very bad eyes that his son meets a girl from such a different social position, and does just the opposite. But the efforts made by both parties will be of no use, since Celeste has fallen in love with Mario Marquetti, a "specialized mechanic" (typist) who is giving private lessons in the offices of the businessman Franquinet .
Renato Rascel
Policarpo De Tappetti
Peppino De Filippo
Cavalier Cesare Pancarano di Rondò
Renato Salvatori
Mario Marchetti
Carla Gravina
Celeste
Romolo Valli
Capo divisione Laurenzi
Tony Soler
Eufemia
Luigi De Filippo
Giorgio Pancarano
Checco Durante
padre di Mario
Anita Durante
madre di Mario
Lidia Martora
Amelia Pancarano di Rondò
Ernesto Calindri
Ettore Tiburzi
José Isbert
Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio
Trini Montero
Edelweiss
Roberto Rey
Franquinet
Massimo Pianforini
ministro
Alberto Sordi
L'ambulante che vende ombrelli (uncredited)
Ugo Tognazzi
Il professore, cliente della stireria (uncredited)
Vittorio De Sica
Il prestigiatore con il piccione (uncredited)
