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Status
Released
Release
1958
Runtime
1h 15m
A shy, penniless employee of the garage owner Grillot, the gentle Louis wins $10 million in the lottery. Flitting along the banks of the Seine, he takes in Raoul Grandvivier, an unknown, untalented painter who has just botched a spectacular suicide intended to draw attention to himself. Raoul takes him back to his studio, where he meets his charming daughter Lucie. In order to see Lucie again, with whom he is in love, Louis offers to sell the paintings. In reality, he's the one paying for them, to make it look like a wealthy art lover.
28 Cast Members
Fernand Gravey
Raoul Grandvivier
Pierre Mondy
Le maître nageur
Jacques Dufilho
Jules Grandvivier
Darry Cowl
Louis Stainval, laveur de voitures, gagnant à la Loterie
Béatrice Altariba
Lucie Grandvivier, la fille de Raoul
Julien Carette
Mr Grillot, le garagiste
Suzanne Dehelly
Armande Grillot, la femme du garagiste
Denise Carvenne
La caissière de la brasserie
Gaby Basset
Martine Grandvivier, la femme du poissonnier
Max Montavon
L'expert en billet
Daniel Emilfork
L'expert en tableaux
Albert Michel
Mr Charretier, le concierge
Jacques Marin
Le pêcheur à la ligne
Gaston Orbal
Le client de l'avenue Kleber
Bernard Musson
Le commissaire de police
Jack Ary
Le vendeur d'oreiller sur le quai de la gare
Christian Brocard
Le livreur de poissons
Julienne Paroli
La tante de Raoul
Marcel Loche
Le gardien de prison
Émile Genevois
L'homme qui repêche Raoul de l'eau
