In Luigi Comencini’s comedy, Vittorio de Sica (better known as director, “Bicycle Thieves”) plays a new policeman in a small Italian town, searching for his wife.
In the process, he courts a beautiful woman (Gina Lollobrigida), but she favors his deputy.
Oscar Nominations: 1
Motion Picture Story: Ettore Margadonna
Oscar Context:
The winner in that comedy was Philip Yordan for “Broken Lance.”
