He solves the second by persuading an old flame to take him in and decides to tackle the first in alliance with his friend Bob, a taxi driver, by betting on the horses.

He however is struck by the Baroness von Strasshofer, who offers to take him as her companion on her yacht, moored at Cannes and sailing for Tahiti.

Tony gets worn out by the insatiable demands of the Baroness and befriends an innocent young passenger called Véronique, who says she is going to Tahiti to claim her inheritance and will not sleep with him.

Once at Tahiti, the Baroness finds herself a new young man and, jealous of Tony's attentions to Véronique, slings him and Bob off the boat.

When he gives the cheque to Véronique, she does not fall into his arms but into those of her overjoyed father, who had planted the manganese and acted as the sozzled beachcomber.