Mario Riva Movies

A number of different segments taken from 19th century Italian stories.

A doctor rescues a young woman who is about to throw herself into the river and takes her to the hospital. The woman learns of three very sad stories...

In the village of Viggiù, the firemen organize various skits and performances in their theater, inviting all the celebrities known at that...

A rich American arrives in a little village in the mountains because he wants to advertise a drink he produces. In the village there are also two men...

An Italian clerk has been helped to his position by a fake kickback letter from a politician who, meanwhile has become a state secretary. His...

An ambitious French girl who moved to Italy to be an actress cannot break through and then opts for a normal life.

Three crooks scheme to swindle a wealthy widow out of her fortune, but their plans are thwarted by the sudden return of her husband who is far from...

Tina, an old lady, is in town for the wedding of her grandson when a medallion left to her by her late husband disappears. Dissatisfied with the...

The young Alberto Ruotolo leave the country cottage to go for the sharpshooter. But the command does not pull good air, three riflemen arrogant and...

A television broadcast launches a proclamation for amateurs: "If you know how to speak, you will know how to sing". The award mirage lured many...

Returning from his honeymoon, Marcella finds out she is pregnant. The to-be grandparents fight on where the baby will be born and on his name. The...

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...

Two friends, Giacomino and Carletto, have no job and no money and are looking for a job, or any device that will help them to meet expenses and...

A series of comical sketches featuring a doctor, a travelling salesman and some posh gents.

Marcello is engaged to Gina, the daughter of the boarding house where he lives, but he is undecided whether to marry her or not.