75 minutes
3/19/1958
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.
Fernand Gravey
as Raoul Grandvivier
Pierre Mondy
as Le maître nageur
Jacques Dufilho
as Jules Grandvivier
Darry Cowl
as Louis Stainval, laveur de voitures, gagnant à la Loterie
Béatrice Altariba
as Lucie Grandvivier, la fille de Raoul
Julien Carette
as Mr Grillot, le garagiste
Suzanne Dehelly
as Armande Grillot, la femme du garagiste
Denise Carvenne
as La caissière de la brasserie
Gaby Basset
as Martine Grandvivier, la femme du poissonnier
Max Montavon
as L'expert en billet
Daniel Emilfork
as L'expert en tableaux
Albert Michel
as Mr Charretier, le concierge
Jacques Marin
as Le pêcheur à la ligne
Gaston Orbal
as Le client de l'avenue Kleber
Bernard Musson
as Le commissaire de police
Jack Ary
as Le vendeur d'oreiller sur le quai de la gare
Christian Brocard
as Le livreur de poissons
Julienne Paroli
as La tante de Raoul
Marcel Loche
as Le gardien de prison
Émile Genevois
as L'homme qui repêche Raoul de l'eau
Hubert de Lapparent
as Le serveur de la brasserie
Jean Sylvain
as Le peintre en bâtiment
Raoul Saint-Yves
as Le gendarme en faction à la poissonnerie
Laure Paillette
as Une cliente de la brasserie
Henri Coutet
as L'agent disant : « Posez-les là »
Henri Guégan
as L'agent disant « Somme apportée »
Pierre Durou
as Un homme apportant des faux billets
Julien Maffre
as Le chef de gare