An older gentleman gambler (Jean Gabin) hangs around racetracks looking for suckers and giving them fake "tips" on the horses. He never places the money because the horses aren't really expected to win and he pockets the money for himself. But how long can he continue to do this without getting caught? Directed by Gilles Grangier (LE DESORDRE ET LA NUIT). I'm not interested in horse racing and the technicalities of betting and odds are lost on me. So much of the movie's subject leaves me at a loss. Fortunately, the film isn't about horse racing but the charming Gallic con man played by Gabin. You can see why his victims are almost willingly taken in. It's a cinematic French meringue, crisp on the edges but light and fluffy on the inside. Handsomely shot in wide screen B&W by Louis Page (MAIGRET SETS A TRAP). With Madeleine Robinson, Paul Frankeur, Jean Lefebvre, Jacques Marin and the furiously overacting Louis De Funes.
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