Two two-bit singers become thieves to make ends meet. One day during a theft in the house of a music impresario they hear Marco an electrician gifted with a beautiful voice and give him some money to help for his debut as a singer.

Renato Tuzzi, a primary school teacher, is a shy man, unable to be respected by the turbulent kids.

In a girls' school, Maria, a student, is accused of having an affair with the young professor Marini. The main accuser is her classmate Anna, played by Alida Valli.

1942 film by Mario Mattoli

1954 film by Mario Mattoli