The Itchy Palm

The Itchy Palm (1960)

ComedyDrama

A widow in her fifties,Madame Lacoste ,meets Jean when they both come to put their pussy in a cattery.The man borrows a hefty sum from her ,to send his sick young son to breathe the fresh air of the country ,or so he said;in fact there's no son at all.He gives the money to his mistress who claims she's pregnant by him and who wants to have an abortion.She lies too ,for she does not expect any child and she intends to help the young man she's in love with to buy a scooter.But the latter does not care about her either and intends to marry a "rich " girl ....who's actually the concierge's daughter.

Director: Gérard Oury
Writers: Jean-Charles Tacchella, Jean-Charles Pichon, Gérard Oury.

Casts

	Jacques Charrier as Michel
	Macha Méril as Yvette
	Franca Bettoia as Christiane
	Paulette Dubost as Lise Lacoste
	Alfred Adam as Jean Lécuyer
	Michael Lonsdale as Nobert
	Rina Franchetti as Yvette's mother
	Dominique Davray as Girl from the streets
	Christian Brocard as
	Jean-Pierre Zola as
	Annick Allières as
	Magdeleine Bérubet as (uncredited)
	Hélène Dieudonné as (uncredited)
	Gérard Oury as Cameo Appearance (uncredited)
	Jean-Charles Pichon as First priest (uncredited)
	Roland Piguet as (uncredited)
	Jean-Charles Tacchella as Second priest (uncredited)
	Hélène Tossy as (uncredited)

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