The Elusive Twelve (Italian: L'inafferrabile 12) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Walter Chiari, Silvana Pampanini and Isa Barzizza. It was shot at the Farnesina Studios of Titanus in Rome. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone. It earned 400 million lira at the domestic box office.
Plot
When his wife gives birth to twin boys, her husband sends one to the orphanage as they already have eleven children and thirteen would be unlucky. The two boys grow up completely apart, one becoming a professional footballer for Juventus and the other an employee of the state lottery. Without meeting, the two now keep accidentally crossing paths. The second man is mistaken for the first man by his girlfriend, and ends up playing in a football match in place of his twin.
Cast
Walter Chiari as Carletto Esposito\Brandoletti
Silvana Pampanini as Clara
Isa Barzizza as Teresa
Carlo Campanini as Beppe
Aroldo Tieri as Il dottor Giechi
Marilyn Buferd as L'assistente del dott. Giechi
Laura Gore as Carletta
Enzo Biliotti as Cav. Federico Pallino
Agnese Dubbini as La levatrice
Luigi Pavese as Umberto
Pina Gallini as La direttrice
Yvonne Sanson as Herself
References
Bibliography
Chiti, Roberto & Poppi, Roberto. Dizionario del cinema italiano: Dal 1945 al 1959. Gremese Editore, 1991. Gundle, Stephen. Fame Amid the Ruins: Italian Film Stardom in the Age of Neorealism. Berghahn Books, 2019.