An Italian man who disappeared with £37,000 and his mistress was found after he was spotted in a movie scene.

Martino Garibaldi, a 45-year-old shop owner, took the money from a family bank account when he left Montecalvo.

Despite employing detectives to track him down his wife had found no trace of him.

Then, a friend watching the popular movie "Natale in Crociera" (Christmas on a Cruise) saw Garibaldi and his mistress in the background of a scene.

The movie was shot in the Dominican Republic and his wife has now traced him and launched legal proceedings demanding return of the money.

It could have been worse. He could have been in Sleuth...

His ego was his downfall.

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