Popular comedy actor Noël-Noël gives an ebullient performance in this witty if somewhat run-of-the-mill comedy from the late 1950s. The jokes and plot are painfully predictable, but the film does feature a number of memorable visual gags. The film’s appeal to French film enthusiasts may have more to do with the anarchic contributions from some very talented young actors at the start of their successful film careers — Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Cassel and Darry Cowl. — James Travers