Dandelions by the Roots

Dandelions by the Roots

1964
1h 35min

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.

Dandelions by the Roots

Storyline

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.
    Released
    May 1964
    Runtime
    1h 35min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Cocinor, Les Films Marceau, Film Columbus, Ardennes Films, Transinter Films
Cast
Louis de Funès
Louis de Funès
Jacques, le cousin de Jérôme, dit « Jockey-Jack », petit truand
Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault
Jérôme Martinet, contrebassiste et comédien
Mireille Darc
Mireille Darc
Rockie « la Braise », femme entretenue
Francis Blanche
Francis Blanche
L'oncle Absalon, le savant farfelu
Maurice Biraud
Maurice Biraud
Jo Arengeot, un petit truand sortant de prison
Darry Cowl
Darry Cowl
Gratiopoulos, le milliardaire à la soirée
Raymond Meunier
Raymond Meunier
"La Douane", un complice de Jo
Hubert Deschamps
Hubert Deschamps
Le général Frédéric Cédille
Gianni Musy
Gianni Musy
Riton « Pommes-Chips », le petit truand assassiné
Barbara Brand
La comédienne qui joue Sonia
Paola Barbara
Paola Barbara
Acting
Simone Landry
Une invitée de Christine
Colette Régis
Colette Régis
Christine, la maîtresse de maison
Malka Ribowska
Malka Ribowska
La comédienne qui joue la comtesse Natacha
Jacqueline Rivière
Dorothée, l'ex-collègue musicienne de Jérôme
Yves Barsacq
Yves Barsacq
L'inspecteur de police
Charles Bouillaud
Charles Bouillaud
Léon, le concierge du théâtre
Michel Dacquin
Michel Dacquin
Le pasteur
Michel Duplaix
Michel Duplaix
Un accessoiriste
Guy Grosso
Guy Grosso
Émile, le barman
Roger Paschy
Roger Paschy
Un accessoiriste
Émile Riandreys
Émile Riandreys
Le régisseur machiniste du théâtre
Venantino Venantini
Venantino Venantini
Pierre Michon, comédien
Madeleine Barbulée
Madeleine Barbulée
La tante Olphie (voix)
Raymone
Palmyre, la folle
Marcel Bernier
Marcel Bernier
Un accessoiriste (non crédité)
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