''Hey Boy'' ( it, Proibito rubare), also known as No Stealing and Guagilo, is a 1948 Italian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Luigi Comencini
Luigi Comencini (; 8 June 1916 – 6 April 2007) ''The Guardian'' was an Italian
and starring
Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...
. A missionary on his way to Africa has his suitcase stolen in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. While trying to locate it, he comes to realise the suffering and poverty in the city, and decides his work is needed there.
Cast
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Carlo Barbieri Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to:
* Carlo (name)
*Monte Carlo
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Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi (; 27 July 1922 – 19 February 1986) was an Italian film actor and director. Born in Curcuraci, Messina, Sicily, Celi appeared in nearly 100 films, specialising in international villains. Although a prominent actor in Italian ...
Ettore G. Mattia
Ettore Mattia (30 May 1910 – 10 October 1982) was an Italian journalist and actor.
Life and career
Born in Potenza, Mattia was a journalist and a film critic for several newspapers and magazines, and was also press officer of Titanus.
Matt ...
as himself
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Tina Pica
Tina Pica (31 March 1884 – 15 August 1968) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage. Her film debut came in 1935 with ''The Three-Cornered Hat''.
In the 1950s, she became a celebrity thanks to her role as Caramel ...