
Maria is a housmaid and she is being engaged to Berto for fifteen years. Berto has not a lasting job so he is waiting for the death of his uncle Matteo to come into an inheritance. In the meantime Maria goes on with her work, first in the house of an unfaithful wife; then for an actor and his wife on the verge of leaving each other and last for Raffaele who wants to marry her. At last uncle Matteo dies...
Maria

Filiberto 'Berto' Morucchi

Ermelinda

Donato

Raffaele, il professore di matematica

La padrona di Ermelinda

Leonardo Leonardi

Il commendatore Giovanni Marchetti

Angela Leonardi

Il sacerdote

Celestina, la guardiana

La moglie dell'avvocato

Luigino, il segretario di Leonardi

L'amico di Marchetti

Nandina, l'amante di Leonardi

Zio Matteo

Annetta

Il medico
Il legale del Leonardi

La contessa

Carolina

L'avvocato
