Anna Magnani
— Lidia
Amedeo Nazzari
— Ernesto
Carla Del Poggio
— Maria
Carlo Campanini
— Carlo
Eliana Banducci
— Rosetta
Mino Doro
— Mirko
Folco Lulli
— Andrea
Mario Perrone
— The hunchback
Amato Garbini
— The tenant
Gianni Appelius
— Signorina
Ruggero Madrigali
— The black man
Thea Aimaretti
— Tecla, the mistress
Alessandro Tedeschi
— Stefano Albertini (uncredited)