Top Cast
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Alida Valli
Luisa Maironi
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Massimo Serato
Franco Maironi
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Ada Dondini
la marchesa Orsola Maironi
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Annibale Betrone
zio Piero
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Mariu Pascoli
Ombretta Maironi
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Giacinto Molteni
professor Gilardoni
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Elvira Bonecchi
Barborin
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Enzo Biliotti
Pasotti
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Renato Cialente
il cav. Greisberg
Overview
Franco, a young man of noble descent, marries Luisa, daughter of a humble clerk, against his grandmother's will.
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