Dandelions by the Roots
Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put into a double bass case. A day later the gangster mysteriously has disappeared, but it turns out that he was carrying a bet ticket for a horse race now worth over a million. A turbulent run for the money begins.
Release Date:
1964-05-06
Runtime:
95 minutes
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Starring:
Louis de Funès
as Jacques, le cousin de Jérôme, dit « Jockey-Jack », petit truand
Michel Serrault
as Jérôme Martinet, contrebassiste et comédien
Mireille Darc
as Rockie « la Braise », femme entretenue
Francis Blanche
as L'oncle Absalon, le savant farfelu
Maurice Biraud
as Jo Arengeot, un petit truand sortant de prison
Darry Cowl
as Gratiopoulos, le milliardaire à la soirée
Raymond Meunier
as "La Douane", un complice de Jo
Hubert Deschamps
as Le général Frédéric Cédille
Gianni Musy
as Riton « Pommes-Chips », le petit truand assassiné
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Barbara Brand
as La comédienne qui joue Sonia
Paola Barbara
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Simone Landry
as Une invitée de Christine
Colette Régis
as Christine, la maîtresse de maison
Malka Ribowska
as La comédienne qui joue la comtesse Natacha
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Jacqueline Rivière
as Dorothée, l'ex-collègue musicienne de Jérôme
Yves Barsacq
as L'inspecteur de police
Charles Bouillaud
as Léon, le concierge du théâtre
Michel Dacquin
as Le pasteur
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Michel Duplaix
as Un accessoiriste
Guy Grosso
as Émile, le barman
Roger Paschy
as Un accessoiriste
Émile Riandreys
as Le régisseur machiniste du théâtre
Venantino Venantini
as Pierre Michon, comédien
Madeleine Barbulée
as La tante Olphie (voix)
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Raymone
as Palmyre, la folle
Marcel Bernier
as Un accessoiriste (non crédité)