At a track near Rome, shoeshine boys are watching horses run. Two of the boys Pasquale, an orphan, and Giuseppe, his younger friend are riding. The pair have been saving to buy a horse of their own to ride...
Franco Interlenghi
as Pasquale Maggi
Rinaldo Smordoni
as Giuseppe Filippucci
Annielo Mele
as Raffaele
Bruno Ortenzi
as Arcangeli
Emilio Cigoli
as Staffera
Gino Saltamerenda
as il Panza (uncredited)
Peppino Spadaro
as L'avvocato Bonavino (uncredited)
Antonio Nicotra
as Bartoli, l'assistente sociale (uncredited)
Leo Garavaglia
as il commissario (uncredited)