Apr 27, 1946
91 min
Full-HD

Shoeshine (1946)

At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys Pasquale, an orphan, and Giuseppe, his younger friend are riding. The pair have been saving to buy a horse of their own to ride...

Category

Drama

Country

Italy

Companies

Societa Cooperativa Alfa Cinematografica

Franco Interlenghi

Pasquale Maggi

Rinaldo Smordoni

Giuseppe Filippucci

Annielo Mele

Raffaele

Bruno Ortenzi

Arcangeli

Emilio Cigoli

Staffera

Gino Saltamerenda

il Panza (uncredited)

Peppino Spadaro

L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)

Antonio Nicotra

Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)

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