Circo equestre Za-bum

Phone calls: A man happens to listen to a phone call between a lady and a man who loves her; using that knowledge, he scares away the would-be lover, presenting himself to him as the lady's husband; and he obtains an appointment with the lady, which he has no intention to attend. Jealousy: A young man and a young woman love each other but they are so jealous that they come apart; however, the young woman will come back, and that will bring the timid young man to manifest his love for her, at last. Through the Window: A suitor enters a lady's home through the window, and when her jealous husband catches him, he pretends to be a robber; but it happens that a real robber breaks in at the moment, and pretends to be the lady's lover; the husband is at a loss to know who is who, and let's go the robber. The Tramway Operator: At a bus stop, a passenger, two tram operators and a supervisor meet, start talking, and soon reveal how apart their respective classes and different their interests are. The postman: A postman arrives home exhausted after a day's work, and can't take a rest because of the repetitive piano music of a woman neighbor; he goes hard on his family, because of his repressed rage; at dinner time, he organizes a huge din with the help of his sons, in order to rupture the piano class; the young man apologizes at last, and says that that musical piece was the preferred one by her betrothed, lost in the war; the postman remembers than that he had a letter for her - and it was her from her loved young man; now, they make a din all together. Equestrian Gala at the Circus: The circus number that justifies the compilation title of the film.

Director

Mario Mattoli

Writer

Marcello Marchesi (story), Mario Mattoli (screenplay), Marcello Marchesi (screenplay)

Released

11 Mar 1949

Country

Italy