Die Schicksale von kleinen Leuten, Gaunern und Prostituierten im Neapel der Nachkriegszeit, werden in einem Episodenfilm dargeboten.

Teresa (segment "Teresa")
Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
Don Ersilio Miccio (segment "Il professore")
Don Peppino, the widower (segment Pizza on Credit)
Don Nicola (segment "Teresa")
Don Saverio Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Carolina Petrillo (segment "Il guappo")
Rosario, Sofia's husband (segment Pizza on Credit)
Old woman (segment "Il professore")
Alfredo, Sofia's lover (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Don Peppino's friend (segment Pizza on a Credit)
Don Carmine Savarone (segment "Il guappo")