简介：DiogèneLeguignonisamodestrailwayworkerforwhomthingsseldomtendtogoright.Havingbeenexpelledfromhishome,heandhiswifeareforcedintoarundownhouseinalessdesirablepartoftown.UnknowntoLeguignon,abandoflocalchildrenhavediscoveredastashoftreasureandkeepitconcealedunderthefloorboardsinhishouse.WhenLeguignonattemptstoclaimownershipofthetreasure,heendsupincourtandisbrandedathief.Whenheisreleasedfromjail,hepersuadeshisneighbourstousethemoneygainedfromthesaleofthetreasuretobuildanewhousingestate.Buttoraisetheextracapitaltocompletetheproject,Leguignonhastoturntosomeveryunscrupulousbankers...…