Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This comedy follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.

Credits

Vittorio De SicaDirector

Gabriella PallottaLuisa Pilon

Giorgio ListuzziNatale Pilon, Luisa's husband

Gastone RenzelliCesare, Luisa's brother-in-law

Maria Di RolloGina