It Happened at the Police Station

It Happened at the Police Station

1954 · 94 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

Everyday all kind of people pass through a Police Station, especially if it is downtown. Today, however, the chief of police has bought his first car and he has decided to test it with his wife going to Ostia. But first a theatrical company sent out of the theatre, last Alfredo Todini arrested while walking wearing a gown and in the mean a series of human cases, ranging from the pathetic to the funny one, get in the way of his wish.

Directed by Giorgio Simonelli · Written by Giovanni Grimaldi

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Nino Taranto Il commissario
Alberto Sordi Alberto Tadini
Walter Chiari Luigino Giovetti
Lucia Bosè Stefania Giovetti
Mario Riva Un tramviere
Riccardo Billi Secondo tramviere
Carlo Dapporto Antonio Badimenti
Lauretta Masiero Signora Carracini
Mara Berni Arnalda
Turi Pandolfini Cannizzaro, il vecchio della penna
Mario Abbate Il cantante Lucio Dawla
Bruna Corrà Peripatetica

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