The Small Timers

When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.

One-time gangster Antoine is enjoying retirement on the coast, now managing a boating club. He receives a visit from a former accomplice who asks for a loan. The money will be repaid by a crook who is now in hiding; Antoine intends to recover his money.

In this winsome comedy, an entitled Economics professor pursues a tactic to buy an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he quickly realizes that his seemingly foolproof strategy won’t be as easy as he thought.

After winning the lottery, a convict must chase down the warden who has his winning ticket.