Das Mädchen der Straße (1928)

Scampolo is a young girl who sells flowers on the street. She has never known any kindness, and when she meets the engineer Tito, who offers her a job working for him, she gladly accepts. Tito, who lives in poverty in a cheap boarding house with his friend Franca, has submitted a railway project to be built in Africa and hopes the Ministry of Communications will approve it. Count Bertini intervenes on his behalf and manages to get the project authorized, so Tito can finally set up a home. But Scampolo cannot stand Franca’s presence, and the two develop a mutual dislike. Meanwhile, Tito will have to leave for Africa to oversee the work, and Scampolo already sees herself alone again. On the evening before his departure, the engineer discovers Franca’s infidelity, throws her out, and the next day decides to take Scampolo with him.