Guaglio (1948)

On his way to Africa, Don Pietro, a young missionary priest has his suitcase stolen in the station of Naples. While trying to retrieve his baggage he realizes how miserable the city of Naples is. Then he decides that his mission is there in Naples, He creates his 'The Boys' Town' a shelter for poor kids, aka the 'scugnizzi' (street urchins), with a view to putting them back on the right track. Some of the kids, though, do not play by the rules just using that 'home' as a convenient place for hiding the product of their thefts...

Released

1948-09-10

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Runtime

80 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Luigi Comencini, Armando Curcio, Aldo Buzzi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico

TMDB rating

7.0/10 from 8 votes