Two Little Orphans

Two Little Orphans

1947 · 88 min · ★ 6.1 · Comedy

In 19th-century France, middle-aged orphans Gasparre and Battista, watchmen at an orphanage, find out from a soothsayer that one of them is the offspring of the Hangman of Paris and the other is the son of a count. But it is only a dream of theirs.

Directed by Mario Mattoli · Written by Steno

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Totò Gasparre
Carlo Campanini Battista
Isa Barzizza Matilde
Nerio Bernardi Il duca Filippo
Raymond Bussières Signor Deval
Franca Marzi Susanne de la Pleine
Ada Dondini La direttrice dell'orfanotrofio
Guglielmo Barnabò Il giudice
Annette Poivre Madame Therese
Luigi Almirante Il boia di Parigi
Galeazzo Benti Giorgio
Mario Castellani Maggiordomo (uncredited)

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