In Italy, Checco Dal Monte manages a troupe of traveling performers with plenty of heart but minimal talent. At a small town engagement, he encounters the starry-eyed, gorgeous Lily Antonelli, and hires her as a dancer on the show. Vivacious Lily quickly sells out crowds and earns the resentment of Checco's mistress, Melina Amour, but the fledgling performer has far bigger ambitions and soon sets her sights on a higher-profile role.
Peppino De Filippo
Carla Del Poggio
Giulietta Masina
John Kitzmiller
Dante Maggio
Checco Durante
Gina Mascetti
Giulio Calì
Silvio Bagolini
Giacomo Furia
Mario De Angelis
Vanja Orico
Enrico Piergentili
Renato Malavasi
Joseph Falletta
Folco Lulli
Carlo Romano
Fanny Marchiò
Franca Valeri
Alberto Bonucci
Vittorio Caprioli
Carlo Bianco
Patrizia Caronti
Rina Dei
Italo Dragosei
Alberto Lattuada
Barbara Leite
Michele Malaspina
Giovanna Ralli
Marco Tulli