Luciano Caruso

A day at an Italian trial court, where a magistrate judges a full array of peculiar petty crimes and characters.

Film director Blasetti is looking for a little girl for his new movie. Along with other mothers, Maddelena takes her daughter to Cinecittà, hoping she’ll be selected and become a star. She is ready to sacrifice anything for little Maria.

A group of boys calling themselves The Monte Cristo gang find a note from an innocent prisoner and set out to free him from a fortress-like prison.