Hank Dussard (Jones), the new owner of an olive grove in Provence, France, brings in trained chimpanzee labor, which upsets other workers.

Hank eventually gains the town's confidence with the kind aid of Father Sylvain (Chevalier) and his neighbor Maria Riserau (Mimieux).

Vincent Canby of The New York Times called it "another of those bland little confections turned out regularly by the Disney studio".

[4] Arthur D. Murphy of Variety declared it "an amusing comedy-romance" with "the usual professional Disney blend of children, animals, humor and charm".

[6] The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Olive farming certainly provides an unusual background, but otherwise all is innocuous, extrovertly cheerful and good-humoured—and very dull.