''Side Street Story'' ( it, Napoli milionaria , meaning "Millionaire Naples") is a 1950 Italian

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directed by

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

, who wrote the play upon which the film is based. It was entered into the 1951

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Plot

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in 1942, people are in crisis due to the

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. Gennaro has a café and hopes that the family will help him with the work so that it can settle down. His wife is engaged in the Black Market to help keep them going, and one thing leads to another. His son Amedeo, however, envisions revolutions and the redemption of the poor. Peppe is killed in a tragic accident while being arrested during street violence, an event which is not seen in the play. Gennaro's family mysteriously enters into a crisis and, among various other adventures and sad situations, Pasquale, a family member believed to be dead, comes onto the scene. Though not in the original stage piece, the part of Pasquale was written specifically for the actor Toto.

Cast

– Gennaro Iovine * Leda Gloria – Amalia, la moglie di Gennaro * Delia Scala – Maria Rosaria Iovine, la figlia di Gennaro * Gianni Musy – Amedeo Iovine figlio di Gennaro (as Gianni Glori) * Totò – Pasquale Miele * Titina De Filippo – Adelaide * Carlo Ninchi – Il brigadiere di Ps * Dante Maggio – Il rosticciere * Laura Gore – La moglie del ragionier Spasiani * Mario Soldati – Il ragioner Spasiani * Aldo Giuffrè – Federico * Carlo Mazzoni – Il sergente americano * Michael Tor – L'ufficiale americano * Aldo Tonti * Pietro Carloni – Un soldato americano * Mario Frera – Peppe "'o Cricco" * Pietro Pennetti – Un soldato * Giacomo Rondinella – Il cantante di concertino * Rosita Pisano – Assunta * Concetta Palumbo – Riruccia * Mariano Englen * Carlo Giuffrè – Ernesto * Nino Vingelli – Giovanni

References

External links

* * 1950 films 1950 comedy films Films scored by Nino Rota 1950s Italian-language films Italian black-and-white films Films based on works by Eduardo De Filippo Films directed by Eduardo De Filippo Films set in Naples Italian comedy films 1950s Italian films {{1950s-Italy-comedy-film-stub