Carlo Dapporto as Ignazio Panizza detto Gardenio

Nilla Pizzi as Caterina Lari

Sophia Loren as Marisa

Mario Carotenuto as Commendator Tittoni

Gianni Cavalieri as Sep

Fiorenzo Fiorentini as Pippo

Carlo Sposito as Poppo

Gianni Agus as Il lettore di pubblicità

Giusi Raspani Dandolo as La lettrice di pubblicità

Maria Gloria Crociani as Agata

Lily Granado as Pamela

Alberto Talegalli as Ciccio

Alberto Sordi as Mario Pio al telefono

Franco Migliacci as Michel

Lino Robi as Mezzometro

Ennio Girolami as Uno spettatore intransigente

Mario Passante as Padrone del teatrino

Wilma Arys as Soubrettina

Janet Vidor as Annunciatrice Radiofonica

Franco Giacobini as Funzionario RAI

Cino Tortorella as Catalani

Valerio Poggi as

Franco Marturano as

Anthony Steffen as

Paolo Stoppa as Voce (uncredited)