 ", in 1942, playing a notary alongside Eduardo De Filippo, Peppino De Filippo and Clelia Matania.The film was based on a play by Armando Curcio and adapted for the screen by Mario Massa.This role was significant as Petito was later part of the successful theater company "La Scarpetta", at the Teatro San Ferdinando of Naples, which was directed by Eduardo De Filippo, and he featured alongside actors on stage such as Ugo D'Alessio, Pietro De Vico and Franco Sportelli throughout the 1950s.