A bungling thief is threatened by one target with blackmail, unless the thief will kill his own cousin, a wealthy eccentric who is considered the village idiot.

Charles Trenet
Ludovic

Julien Carette
Felicien Leonard
Jacqueline Bouvier
Paulette

Denise Grey
Bernardine Leonard

Pierre Brasseur
Prosper Bonenfant

Jean Meyer
Tancrede

Jacqueline Pagnol
Paulette

Gaby Wagner
Marguerite

Marcel Pérès
Cafe owner
Albert Rémy
Bird seller
Jeanne Arnoux

Roger Blin
Bohemian leader
René Bourbon
Maître Failtrain, notary

Jenny Burnay
Geneviève Bonenfant

Jean Dasté
Porcelain mender