Shoeshine (1946)
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison; the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
Top billed cast
Franco InterlenghiPasquale Maggi
Rinaldo SmordoniGiuseppe Filippucci- Annielo MeleRaffaele
- Bruno OrtenziArcangeli
Emilio CigoliStaffera
Gino Saltamerendail Panza (uncredited)- Peppino SpadaroL'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
- Antonio NicotraBartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
- Leo Garavagliail commissario (uncredited)
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