Gerardo, an aspiring actor, trying unsuccessfully to cross over from comedy to tragedy, is involved, due to his ability to mimic dialects of Italy, in a scam concocted by Lallo against a rich cloth-merchant.
Vittorio Gassman
Gerardo Latini
Anna Maria Ferrero
Annalisa Rauseo
Fosco Giachetti
General Benito Mesci
Luigi Pavese
L'industriale
Dorian Gray
Elena
Mario Carotenuto
Lallo Cortina