He Who Hesitates Is Lost

10
1h 37m
1960
6.9 /10 (54)

Overview

After their boss' death, two clerks eagerly await the arrival of the next one, each one of them hoping to become the apple of his eye. They compete in every possible way to impress him, which causes lots of trouble and many misunderstandings.

Country : Italy
Genre : Comedy
Languages : Italiano
Released Date: 1960-12-15

Top Billed Cast

Totò

Antonio Guardalavecchia

Peppino De Filippo

Giuseppe Colabona

Aroldo Tieri

Matteo Rossi

Luigi De Filippo

Donato Cavallo

Alberto Lionello

Mario Rossi

Alberto Talegalli

il cliente che protesta

Angela Portaluri

Iole, figlia di Guardalavecchia

Mario Castellani

Commendator Pasquetti

Lia Zoppelli

Giulia, sorella del Comm. Pasquetti

Jacqueline Pierreux

Teresa, moglie di Colabona

Luigi Pavese

Cesare Santoro

Anna Campori

Italia Guardalavecchia

Pietro De Vico

il cameriere

Renzo Palmer

Cavicchioni

Peppino De Martino

l'antiquario sordo

Marisa Traversi

Adua

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