The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

By: Michael Butterworth

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Synopsis: Ernest Rowbotham is a rather timid, less than successful English schoolmaster who has inherited a considerable legacy-with a rather bizarre condition attached to it: he is to escort his late Uncle Luigi, a former Chicago Mafia boss, around Europe on the Blue Train. They will be travelling first class all the way, along with such celebrities as the Dolly Sisters and Diaghilev. A nice change from draughty schoolrooms, Rowbotham thinks. Trouble is, if he fails to fulfill one of the peculiar conditions of the will, he will forfeit the money (some $5 million) to the Universal Dogs' Home of Cincinnati. And Annabel Smith, the attractive representative of that home, is also on the train, to make sure that Ernest complies with every condition. Unfortunately, two separate groups of mafiosi are also after Uncle Luigi (and the money), and Ernest finds himself in some very unscholarly situations-on nearly the same day, for instance, he falls in love with Annabel and breaks the bank at Monte Carlo.