i figli della notte (1940)

a mature bachelor, to get money from his very rich sister who lives in america, he invents the existence of three children. when she announces her arrival in europe, the man turns to three vagabonds to interpret the role of his hypothetical children. they, who are fundamentally neither bad nor delinquent, can happily support their fake roles so much that when the rich lady discovers the deception, she willingly forgives them and takes them with her.