Roger is a street peddler whose spiel used to convince the housewives but his work has grown harder over the years ;besides the gendarmes are watching over the street.His pal , a failed painter and a womanizer ,says he found a soil where oil gushes forth in the south of France : but he is penny-less. Opportunity knocks: the laundrywomen ,all in love with the painter, have just won the jackpot;and Roger comes first when it comes to giving someone the sales pitch .But he gambles in a casino and loses the precious capital.