THE THREE THIEVES
I TRE LADRI
Synopsis
Tapioca, a small time thief, hides out in an elegant apartment, followed shortly after by Cascarilla, one of his apprentices who has become better than his master. When the owners arrive home, the latter offers the wife a bunch of love letters she has written to various lovers for ten million. The blackmail is successful and Cascarilla leaves with the money, but the husband, having discovered Tapioca, accuses him of having stolen the money and he is arrested. But in the end, the real thief is discovered and the three decide to go into business together in order to profit from the compromising letters, making their fortune.