On his way to Africa, Don Pietro, a young missionary priest has his suitcase stolen in the station of Naples. While trying to retrieve his baggage he realizes how miserable the city of Naples is. Then he decides that his mission is there in Naples, He creates his 'The Boys' Town' a shelter for poor kids, aka the 'scugnizzi' (street urchins), with a view to putting them back on the right track. Some of the kids, though, do not play by the rules just using that 'home' as a convenient place for hiding the product of their thefts...

Cast

Adolfo Celi

Don Pietro Tassinare

Tina Pica

Maddalena, la cuoca

Mario Russo

Peppinello, a boy

Luigi Dermastro

Ciccillo, a boy

Antonio Cirelli

Edoardo, a boy

Clemente De Michele

Totonno

Carlo Della Posta

Carlo Barbieri

Ettore Mattia

Giovanni Rinaldi