
Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his mother's neighbor Jeanne, Michel teams up with a couple of petty thieves in order to improve his craft. With a police inspector keeping an eye on him, Michel also tries to get a straight job, but the temptation to steal is hard to resist.

Martin LaSalle
Michel

Marika Green
Jeanne
Jean Pélégri
Lead Inspector
Dolly Scal
The Mother
Pierre Leymarie
Jacques

Kassagi
1st Accomplice

Pierre Étaix
2nd Accomplice
César Gattegno
Inspector
Sophie Saint-Just
(uncredited)

Dominique Zardi
Subway Passenger (uncredited)

Submergence
Submergence

The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys

In Bed with Victoria
In Bed with Victoria

Dunkirk
Dunkirk

The Dead Man
The Dead Man

Riders
Riders

Best: His Mother's Son
Best: His Mother's Son

Land of Shadows
Land of Shadows

Reroute
Reroute

Madame Shalatta
Madame Shalatta

Every house has a man
Every house has a man

Breakout
Breakout