[1] In Paris around 1911, a handsome young Italian called Vincent arrives looking for work as a picture framer.
He also gets to know Nicole, a pretty young chambermaid who lets him take her out but nothing more.
Next day, when the Louvre is closed for cleaning, he removes the Mona Lisa and sets off with it by automobile for Avignon.
He is followed by two crooks seeking to relieve him of the painting, two police detectives on his trail, Nicole who has changed her mind, and the magician seeking to retrieve his assistant.
who he takes to Italy and enlists as his assistant for future art thefts.