In the 1930s, two clever hustlers manage, through a rigged poker game and a whirlwind of hilarious gimmicks, to swindle a large sum of money out of a terrible Chicago gangster. The colossal scam is also and above all an opportunity to avenge the death of a mutual friend. Idealism, skill and mischief make up the explosive mixture of this subject masterfully conducted by Hill, who deploys the same team as the successful Butch Cassidy.