Hank Dussard (DEAN JONES) comes from America to see the olive farm he inherited from his mother's family. The realtor,Emile Paraulis, immediately tries to get him to sell, but Hank is determined to farm. He meets a friendly priest, Father Sylvain (MAURICE CHEVALIER), who tells him about the problem of harvesting the olives. The olives are blown to the ground by the wind, then they must be picked up very carefully, one by one. A man's hands are too rough, children's hands are best. the priest says Hank should marry a local widow with lots of kids, to have a labor force for his farm. However Hank has a different plan.
With the aide of local beauty Maria Riserau (YVETTE MIMIEUX)he imports monkeys to pick the olives. But the local realtor is after the land and whips up a local protest against the monkeys. This is one of Disney's lesser works, but the monkeys are cute and Dean Jones, as always, makes the most of his part. Maurice Chevalier is also a charming addition to the cast.
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