It's Him!... Yes! Yes! (1951) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A department-store owner projects his nightmares onto a young employee, causing romantic and professional chaos before confession and restitution restore order.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Rival In The Dream

Fernando suffers recurring dreams about a young rival who steals his romantic victories. When Walter arrives seeking work and resembles that rival, Fernando initially wants to reject him.

Key Events

• Fernando's Troubling Dreams — Fernando repeatedly dreams that a young rival steals women he is about to win over. Characters: Comm. Fernando Location: Fernando's home
• The Dream Rival Appears — Walter arrives seeking work and resembles the young rival from Fernando's nightmares. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Department store
• Fernando Rejects Walter — Fernando initially wants to send Walter away because of his resemblance to the dream rival. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Department store
• Walter Wins Employment — After persuasion, Fernando hires the shy Walter at the department store. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Department store
• Grazia Falls In Love — Grazia falls in love with Walter at first sight. Characters: Grazia, Walter Milani Location: Department store

Love Behind A Disguise

Walter is hired and rapidly promoted at the department store. Grazia falls in love with him while concealing that she is Fernando's daughter.

Key Events

• Grazia Falls In Love — Grazia falls in love with Walter at first sight. Characters: Grazia, Walter Milani Location: Department store
• A Hidden Family Tie — Grazia hides that she is Fernando's daughter while she begins seeing Walter. Characters: Grazia, Walter Milani, Comm. Fernando Location: Department store
• Rapid Promotion — Walter is promoted from new applicant to general manager within two days. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Department store
• Nightmares Return — Fernando's nightmares continue despite Walter's promotion. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Fernando's home
• Fernando Attacks Walter — Fernando angrily attempts to kill Walter because he sees him as the dream rival. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Department store

Hostility And Despair

Fernando's nightmares continue and his fear of Walter becomes violent. Grazia responds to her father's hostility by dismissing Walter, leaving him devastated.

Key Events

• Fernando Attacks Walter — Fernando angrily attempts to kill Walter because he sees him as the dream rival. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Department store
• Grazia Dismisses Walter — Distressed by her father's hostility, Grazia discharges Walter. Characters: Grazia, Walter Milani, Comm. Fernando Location: Department store
• Walter Falls Into Despair — Walter is thrown into despair after losing both his position and Grazia's support. Characters: Walter Milani Location: Unspecified setting
• Therapy Is Proposed — A doctor submits Fernando to psychological therapy to address the recurring nightmares. Characters: Comm. Fernando Location: Therapy room

The Wrong Beneath The Nightmare

Psychological therapy examines Fernando's recurring dreams and reveals a wrong he committed against Walter. Fernando learns that restoration and forgiveness are the only way forward.

Key Events

• Therapy Is Proposed — A doctor submits Fernando to psychological therapy to address the recurring nightmares. Characters: Comm. Fernando Location: Therapy room
• The Hidden Wrong Revealed — Therapy reveals that Fernando's nightmares arise from a wrong he committed against Walter. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Therapy room
• Forgiveness Becomes Necessary — Fernando learns that he must restore Walter's role and ask for his forgiveness. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Therapy room
• Walter Is Tossed About — Walter remains confused as people alternately reject and court him without explaining the cause. Characters: Walter Milani, Comm. Fernando, Grazia Location: Department store

Restoration And Marriage

Walter remains confused by the shifting attitudes around him and attempts to escape. The staff finds him, the truth is explained, Fernando restores his position, and Grazia chooses marriage.

Key Events

• Walter Is Tossed About — Walter remains confused as people alternately reject and court him without explaining the cause. Characters: Walter Milani, Comm. Fernando, Grazia Location: Department store
• Walter Attempts Escape — Exhausted by the contradictory treatment, Walter tries to escape. Characters: Walter Milani Location: Outside the department store
• The Staff Searches — The department store staff searches for Walter after he attempts to leave. Characters: Walter Milani Location: Department store
• The Situation Is Explained — Walter is finally told why he has been alternately rejected, courted, and restored. Characters: Walter Milani, Comm. Fernando, Grazia Location: Department store
• Walter's Position Restored — Fernando gives Walter back his role as director and seeks to resolve the wrongdoing. Characters: Comm. Fernando, Walter Milani Location: Department store
• Marriage And Peace — Grazia decides to marry Walter, and Fernando's nightmares become only a bad memory. Characters: Grazia, Walter Milani, Comm. Fernando Location: Unspecified setting

Story Breakdown

• Fernando's Nightmares — Fernando's recurring dreams establish the psychological problem and identify the imagined young rival.
  • Romantic Rival — Fernando dreams that a youngster repeatedly steals women he is about to win over.
  • Fearful Projection — Walter's resemblance to the dream rival makes Fernando associate him with the nightmares.
• Walter's Arrival — Walter enters Fernando's department store seeking work and becomes central to the owner's fears.
  • Job Application — The shy Walter turns up at the store looking for employment.
  • Unexpected Hiring — Fernando first wants to reject Walter but hires him after persuasion.
• Grazia's Secret Romance — Grazia falls for Walter while hiding her connection to his employer.
  • Love At First Sight — Grazia immediately becomes romantically interested in Walter.
  • Concealed Identity — She conceals that Fernando is her father while spending time with Walter.
• Storeroom Power Struggle — Walter's professional rise intensifies Fernando's anxiety and creates an unstable power relationship.
  • Rapid Promotion — Walter becomes general manager within two days of being hired.
  • Violent Hostility — Fernando's continuing nightmares culminate in an angry attempt to kill Walter.
• Dismissal And Confusion — Walter is rejected by those around him and cannot understand the contradictory treatment.
  • Grazia's Dismissal — Grazia discharges Walter after seeing her father's antagonism toward him.
  • Failed Escape — Exhausted and confused, Walter tries to escape while the staff searches for him.
• Therapy And Restitution — Psychological therapy identifies Fernando's wrongdoing and provides the path toward reconciliation.
  • Wrongdoing Revealed — Therapy shows that Fernando's nightmares stem from a wrong committed against Walter.
  • Position Restored — Fernando returns Walter to his directorial role and seeks his forgiveness.
• Romantic Resolution — Once the truth is explained and Walter's position is restored, the central romance reaches its conclusion.
  • Situation Explained — Walter finally learns why people alternately rejected and courted him.
  • Marriage Decided — Grazia returns to Walter and decides to marry him as the nightmares fade.

Directed by

Marcello Marchesi, Vittorio Metz

Key Cast

• Walter Chiari — Walter Milani
• Isa Barzizza — Grazia
• Carlo Campanini — Comm. Fernando
• Enrico Viarisio — Dott. Furgoni
• Nyta Dover — La moglie di Fernando