
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and abandoned maid for temporary safekeeping.

Carlo Battisti
Umberto Domenico Ferrari
Napoleone the Dog
Flike

Maria Pia Casilio
Maria

Lina Gennari
Antonia Belloni
Elena Rea
The Nun at the Hospital

Memmo Carotenuto
The Patient at the Hospital
Ileana Simova
The Woman in Umberto's Room

Lamberto Maggiorani
(uncredited)
Pasquale Campagnola
(uncredited)
Riccardo Ferri
(uncredited)
Alberto Albani Barbieri
Antonia's Friend (uncredited)
De Silva
Battistini (uncredited)

My Heart Puppy
My Heart Puppy

Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane

Metropolis
Metropolis

Black Crown
Black Crown

The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still

Barren Lives
Barren Lives

The Assassination of Richard Nixon
The Assassination of Richard Nixon

In the Mood for Love
In the Mood for Love

2046
2046

Strangers on a Train
Strangers on a Train

Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter

The Great Love
The Great Love