The Itchy Palm
1960, French. Directed by Gérard Oury.
A widow in her fifties,Madame Lacoste ,meets Jean when they both come to put their pussy in a cattery.The man borrows a hefty sum from her ,to send his sick young son to breathe the fresh air of the country ,or so he said;in fact there's no son at all.He gives the money to his mistress who claims she's pregnant by him and who wants to have an abortion.She lies too ,for she does not expect any child and she intends to help the young man she's in love with to buy a scooter.But the latter does not care about her either and intends to marry a "rich " girl ....who's actually the concierge's daughter.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Gérard OuryDirector
- Jacques CharrierMichel
- Macha MérilYvette
- Franca BettoiaChristiane
- Paulette DubostLise Lacoste
- Alfred AdamJean Lécuyer
- Michael LonsdaleNobert
- Rina FranchettiYvette's mother
- Dominique DavrayGirl from the streets
- Christian BrocardCast
- Jean-Pierre ZolaCast
- Annick AllièresCast
- Magdeleine Bérubet(uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 3 February 1960
- Original title
- La main chaude
- Country
- France, Italy
- Written by
- Jean-Charles Tacchella, Jean-Charles Pichon, Gérard Oury
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The Itchy Palm runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Which OTT platform is The Itchy Palm on?
The Itchy Palm isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 February 1960. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Itchy Palm?
If you liked The Itchy Palm, try Whatever It Takes, CQ, Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle.
Who directed The Itchy Palm?
The Itchy Palm (1960) was directed by Gérard Oury and stars Jacques Charrier, Macha Méril, Franca Bettoia.