Name: Fantasmi e ladri
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1959-02-12
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Tina Pica, Mario Riva, Susana Canales

This movie was a waste of great actors and a really good premise. Tina Pica was top notch as the pseudo Mrs. Marples character. Most of the other actors did a good job, with the exception of her sidekick, who did nothing other than be annoying.

The movie started out sort of silly, and I might have turned it off, but it began to follow the right mysterious track in the middle. Unfortunately that fell apart at the end with more silliness involving mummies.

It was nice, however, to see Tina Pica in a lead role for a change.

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