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Author of the best-selling crime novel Le Poulet se mange froid (Chicken Eats Cold) under the pseudonym Sam O'Connor, Inspector Bourdieux's daughter, Agnès, is unwillingly drawn into the gangster ring by two small-minded young misfits, Dédé and Juju. She's not insensitive to the charms of M. Paul, a false kingpin who is in fact a son of a good family and a thrill-seeker. Planning a heist at the home of one of Paul's snobbish friends, she arrests the real Sam O'Connor, an escaped convict, with the help of her father. Then she and Paul confess their love for each other.
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Author of the best-selling crime novel Le Poulet se mange froid (Chicken Eats Cold) under the pseudonym Sam O'Connor, Inspector Bourdieux's daughter, Agnès, is unwillingly drawn into the gangster ring by two small-minded young misfits, Dédé and Juju. She's not insensitive to the charms of M. Paul, a false kingpin who is in fact a son of a good family and a thrill-seeker. Planning a heist at the home of one of Paul's snobbish friends, she arrests the real Sam O'Connor, an escaped convict, with the help of her father. Then she and Paul confess their love for each other.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Serge Veber, Jean Boyer, Rodolphe-Maurice Arlaud
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Régina
Cast
Jean Boyer
Director
Line Renaud
Agnès Bourdieux
Noël Roquevert
Inspector Bourdieux
Philippe Nicaud
Christian Vandier aka Monsieur Paul
Jean-Jacques Delbo
Sam O'Connor
Georgette Anys
Gravos
Paul Bonifas
Marcel, owner of the hotel
Louis Bugette
Jojo
Jacques Sablon
René-Louis Lafforgue
'La Fourchette'
Sylvia Lopez
Marie-Christine
Max Elloy
Victor
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