Totò, Vittorio e la dottoressa (1957)
Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
If Hollywood could put the names of Abbott and Costello in the titles of the team's pictures, why couldn't Italy honor its favorite actors in a similar fashion. Toto, Vittorio e la Dotoressa stars that matchless Italian comic actor Toto, matinee idol/director Vittorio De Sica, and, as Dotoressa, sultry American songstress Abbe Lane. The plot concerns the misadventures of Dotoressa, a Neopolitan doctor who is pursued by a pair of her wackiest patients (DeSica and German Cobos). Frantically, Dotoressa turns to private detective Toto for help--and that's her first mistake. Adding to the general hilarity is up-and-coming slapstick comedian Darry Cowl in a supporting role.
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misunderstanding, aunt, con/scam, detective, doctor/nurse, fortune [wealth], hidden, house, inheritance, lady, lawyer, love, marriage, meeting, on-the-run, patient [medical], pregnancy, strange, vindication