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Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches a radio quiz show to boost his business. Philippe then decides to compete in the hope of telling the thousands of listeners what he thinks of the industrialist. A blow on the head having given him a gift of second sight, the competitor becomes impeccable and wins astronomical sums to the great despair of Bourdinet. Everything will work out in the end and Philippe will be able to marry Jacqueline.
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Philippe, an employee at the Bourdinet firm, having been caught kissing Jacqueline, his boss's daughter, is fired. Some time later, Bourdinet launches a radio quiz show to boost his business. Philippe then decides to compete in the hope of telling the thousands of listeners what he thinks of the industrialist. A blow on the head having given him a gift of second sight, the competitor becomes impeccable and wins astronomical sums to the great despair of Bourdinet. Everything will work out in the end and Philippe will be able to marry Jacqueline.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Jean-Jacques Vital
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Runtime:88 minutes
Studio:SN Pathé-Cinéma, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.), PAC Films, PAC Films
Cast
Jean Boyer
Director
Philippe Lemaire
Philippe Delteil
Geneviève Kervine
Jacqueline Bourdinet
Bourvil
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Fred Pasquali
Mr Bourdinet
Henri Génès
Fernand Dargueval
Gaston Orbal
Le secrétaire de M. Bourdinet
Jean-Jacques Vital
L'animateur de l'émission
Jacques Eyser
Le Fakir Kirmah
Jeannette Batti
Louloutte
Mons. Champagne
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André Gillois
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